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Tenth consecutive monthly heat record alarms and confounds climate scientists
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 09 Apr 2024
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Alarms, sure. Confounds?
Confounds? defined - verb - cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by acting against their expectations. "the inflation figure confounded economic analysts"
IS THERE ANY FUCKING DOUBT AT THIS POINT?
It's confounding because Earth is heating up significantly faster than is currently explained by our climate models.
1.5c was in the rear view window when we decided 1.5c should be the ceiling. we've passed a tipping point. I think the vast majority of climatologists aren't confounded by the results, simply determined not to be accused of doomerism.
watch, when the shit really hits the fan, conservatives will find a way to blame them for not warning enough.
Everybody laughs until the seasons are no longer reliable enough to grow wheat, corn, or rice, and then suddenly 7.5 billion people starve to death over a two year period.
I'm worried this summer we'll see massive crop failures and significant deaths from heat. It was 38c in Delhi today - we're nowhere near the hottest part of the year. It's going to be brutal.