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'Irreversible' environmental disasters loom as global temperatures rise, new study finds

www.france24.com 'Irreversible' environmental disasters loom as global temperatures rise, new study finds

A major study published on Wednesday warns that even temporarily exceeding the 1.5°C global warming limit could lead to irreversible consequences, including rising sea levels and mass biodiversity loss.…

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- Yeah, definitely a "no shit?" moment – and we'll be very lucky if we stay under 2°C, let alone 1.5°C, even if we suddenly went carbon negative right at this very second.
  
  But we must go higher so that the profits trickle down to us. /s
  
  Are there models for 3c or 4c? From what I see, the world ain't gonna do shit until entire countries become tangibly uninhabitable.
Welp, we had a good run.
Recent research by Nasa on Pacific Islands:

NASA Analysis Shows Irreversible Sea Level Rise for Pacific Islands

In the next 30 years, Pacific Island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, and Fiji will experience at least 6 inches (15 centimeters) of sea level rise, according to an analysis by NASA’s sea level change science team. This amount of rise will occur regardless of whether greenhouse gas emissions change in the coming years.

“Sea level will continue to rise for centuries, causing more frequent flooding,” said Nadya Vinogradova Shiffer, who directs ocean physics programs for NASA’s Earth Science Division."

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