Global Thermometer Breaks Record

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pened now was only a short breaching on the 2 degrees Celsius mark. Even if this persists for a month or a year, it doesn’t categorically breach the established trend line. The possibility of avoiding an infringement on the more stringent 1.5-degree threshold still exists, provided we act decisively.</p><h2 id="b70b">Does this mean we shouldn’t worry?</h2><p id="882d">No, it means we should continue to worry, and it should motivate us to urgently address the warming of our atmosphere and safeguard the livability of our planet.</p><figure id="644f"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*NwTXrNbcBcapYckt_44MrA.jpeg"><figcaption>(source: Prof. Eliot Jacobson)</figcaption></figure><p id="e2dc">The graph looks scary, and so does the red-colored map of our planet on the day we temporarily breached the 2-degree mark in a scorchingly hot year where the world’s media seems to grow tired of daily reminding us of new climate records being broken.</p><p id="3f97">But I believe it should be reported so this news may serve as a catalyst for course correc

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Global Thermometer Breaks Record

Global 2m surface temperature anomalies:1940–2023 vs. the 1850–1900 IPCC baseline (source Prof. Eliot Jacobson)

A few days ago, for the first time in recorded history, the global 2m surface temperature breached 2.0 degrees Celsius above the 1850–1900 baseline.

This should have been the banner headline across every major newspaper worldwide, but -no surprises here- the world didn’t pay attention.

Another climate record shattered, scientists and their followers search for expressions to convey their deep concerns, all while the world nonchalantly sleepwalks into an oven set on its surround grill function.

Does this signify a breach of the Paris Agreement’s upper limit?

No, it doesn’t. It may be in the future if we keep pumping more greenhouse gasses into our atmosphere, but what happened now was only a short breaching on the 2 degrees Celsius mark. Even if this persists for a month or a year, it doesn’t categorically breach the established trend line. The possibility of avoiding an infringement on the more stringent 1.5-degree threshold still exists, provided we act decisively.

Does this mean we shouldn’t worry?

No, it means we should continue to worry, and it should motivate us to urgently address the warming of our atmosphere and safeguard the livability of our planet.

(source: Prof. Eliot Jacobson)

The graph looks scary, and so does the red-colored map of our planet on the day we temporarily breached the 2-degree mark in a scorchingly hot year where the world’s media seems to grow tired of daily reminding us of new climate records being broken.

But I believe it should be reported so this news may serve as a catalyst for course correction. Apologies for starting your week with this unsettling news, but it’s essential that you’re informed.

I wish you all a week filled with positive developments; we are all painfully aware that it is something this world desperately needs.

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