“July had the two hottest days recorded but fell 0.04° Celsius short of last year.”
July also represents the first time in a year that a month had been less than 1.5° C above preindustrial temperatures
Phew. Dodged that one. So it’s not so serious after all. /s
Discussion of climate, how it is changing, activism around that, the politics, and the energy systems change we need in order to stabilize things.
As a starting point, the burning of fossil fuels, and to a lesser extent deforestation and release of methane are responsible for the warming in recent decades:
How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world:
Recommended actions to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the near future:
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