Thanks to clouds, new climate simulations predict more warming than predecessors

[NickB79]

https://m.phys.org/news/2020-01-clouds-climate-simulations-predecessors.html

The most up-to-date computer simulations suggest that greenhouse gases emitted by human activity will leave the planet hotter than previously thought, researchers have found.

A study that combines the outputs of nearly 30 new computer models that simulate the Earth's climate suggests that, if the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere doubles, then the average global temperature should increase by 3.9 degrees C. This figure is around 0.6 degrees C more than previous simulations predicted.

[Newest Reality]

1. I wonder,

I wonder how many people have noticed the tendency for reports on climate change to indicate that it is progressing faster, sooner, warmer, etc.? It seems to be barreling right at us now and reversing it is just optimism at this stage.

Of course, we should do everything we can to lessen the impact, there is no doubt about it. However, it is obvious and critical that we get into a preparation mode for the actual, impending impacts and events this will generate. That 0.6 degrees higher is alarming in itself as if 3.9 degrees was not bad enough.

The rest is mitigation of the potential damage that is in store for us. What are the plans? Where and how should we start to make the changes. Ah! With denial still in progress and our current political morass, it looks like, not only have we missed the window for preventing this or turning it around, we may also have little or nothing in place to deal with the results, or even a serious, public discussion on if we CAN do anything along those lines.

What a curiosity. We have a situation that will spark major crises all over the world and...and now for a commercial. The crickets are sounding rather loud, too. The deer seem to be staring into the headlights more, also.

Brilliant! Do what you do. Enjoy what you are doing. That's a good way to deal with it, in that case.

[Boomer]

2. You can count me, for one

>> I wonder how many people have noticed the tendency for reports on climate change to indicate that it is progressing faster, sooner, warmer, etc.? <<

Whenever I hear a prediction about a climate-related event, I double the damage and halve the time for it to arrive.