Range of global warming scenarios is more severe than thought, study shows

[applegrove]

Range of global warming scenarios is more severe than thought, study shows

Orion Rummler at Axios

https://www.axios.com/global-warming-climate-study-8a887793-5ec0-4e06-872a-c43579a144e5.html

"SNIP......

The Earth's average global temperature will likely warm anywhere from 4.1°F to 8.1°F (or 2.3°C to 4.5°C) if deforestation and the burning of fossil fuels continue at the current rate, the Washington Post reports, citing a major new study.

Why it matters: The best-case scenario of this estimate exceeds the previous minimum range first established in a 1979 report, which expected the planet to warm between 2.7°F and 8.1°F (1.5°C to 4.5°C) if the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere were to double. The world is on track to hit that milestone within roughly the next 50 years, according the Post.

The big picture: 25 researchers in a four-year study — published in the Reviews of Geophysics journal Wednesday — found a 95% chance that doubling the amount of atmospheric CO2 would have dangerous ramifications, including intolerable heat waves and "disruptive" sea-level rise, according to the Post.

Details: The researchers used data from instrument records, paleoclimate records from ice cores and coral reefs that helped gauge prehistoric temperatures, and satellite observations to reach their findings, the Post's Andrew Freedman and Chris Mooney report.

.....SNIP"

[Moostache]

1. Embrace the horror...we will do NOTHING and the future will pay for it with their lives...

Humanity is doomed. There's no use pretending otherwise any longer. We cant get people to cover their fucking face to stop a virus...we are fucked on climate more than ever. This species deserves the ash-heap of history.

If you plan to be alive post-civilization, better learn these skills with all haste - electrical generation from hydro- and wind-power, animal husbandry for rabbits, chickens and pigs or goats, basic carpentry skills - especially insulation and ventilation; and finally crop rotation and natural pest control. Those will be skills that may keep you alive a little longer...otherwise, better pick the right strongman/dictator and hope to stay in favor.

By 2070, anyone alive is going to need to know those things intimately or they will likely starve.
You also might want to learn how to booby-trap your property and maintain a functional moat and draw bridge to stay alive as well...

[Mickju]

2. I agree that we are doomed.

We will never do what is required to survive. It's probably too late to do anything about it anyway.