Climate scientists baffled by unexpected pace of heating
Climate scientists are concerned about the rapid acceleration of global heating, with significant temperature anomalies in 2023. Urgent action to reduce carbon emissions is critical to mitigate severe health and inequality impacts.
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Climate scientists are expressing concern over the unexpected acceleration of global heating, which has surpassed previous forecasts. Gavin Schmidt, director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, highlighted a significant temperature anomaly in 2023 that has left experts puzzled, suggesting that the climate system may be changing more rapidly than anticipated. While Schmidt noted that recent trends are beginning to align more closely with expectations, he emphasized the need for better understanding of the underlying causes of the temperature spikes. Factors such as the recent El Niño, volcanic activity, and reduced cooling pollutants have been considered, but none fully explain the anomalies. The loss of Earth's albedo due to diminishing ice cover is also a growing concern, as it could exacerbate warming. The situation remains critical, with record-breaking heat impacting various regions globally, leading to severe consequences such as increased mortality rates and heightened inequality. Schmidt warns that the urgency to phase out carbon emissions is paramount, as every fraction of a degree of warming intensifies the impacts of climate change. The scientific community is hopeful for clearer insights by the upcoming American Geophysical Union meeting in December.
- Climate scientists are alarmed by the rapid pace of global heating, exceeding forecasts.
- Recent temperature anomalies may indicate a systemic shift in the climate system.
- The loss of ice cover is contributing to increased global warming.
- Record heat has severe implications for health and inequality worldwide.
- Urgent action to reduce carbon emissions is critical to mitigate future impacts.
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Climate scientists baffled by unexpected pace of heating
Climate scientists are concerned about a significant rise in global temperatures in 2023, potentially indicating rapid climate change. Urgent action is needed to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate impacts.
Climate scientists baffled by unexpected pace of heating
Climate scientists are concerned about a surge in global temperatures exceeding forecasts, driven by human activities and exacerbated by factors like El Niño, highlighting the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions.
3 comments- complete predictive failure of all atmospheric models, over both the last 2 decades, and the last year
But, trust us — we’re “the science”, and we totally know what’s going on, and you should give us trillions of dollars and sacrifice your economy and standard of living to follow our suggestions to address “the problem”.
No, I can’t imagine why “Americans” aren’t flocking to do as these “climate scientists“ say.
> Only about one in eight Americans (13%) understand that nearly all climate scientists (more than 90%) are convinced that human-caused global warming is happening.
And the numbers are pretty similar in Britain [1], where people estimate the consensus at only 65%.
... At what point, if ever, do we hold politicians, media and fossil fuel corporations responsible for their disinformation on this? When does/did radical action, however unpopular, become necessary self defense?
0 - https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/climate-c...
1 - https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/public-hugely-underestimate-scien...
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