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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: Graph of temperature as observed with significant warming, and simulated without added greenhouse gases and other anthropogentic changes, which shows no significant warming

How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world: IPCC AR6 Figure 2 - Thee bar charts: first chart: how much each gas has warmed the world. About 1C of total warming. Second chart: about 1.5C of total warming from well-mixed greenhouse gases, offset by 0.4C of cooling from aerosols and negligible influence from changes to solar output, volcanoes, and internal variability. Third chart: about 1.25C of warming from CO2, 0.5C from methane, and a bunch more in small quantities from other gases. About 0.5C of cooling with large error bars from SO2.

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How Extreme Heat Is Reshaping Daily Life | From 6 a.m. errands and rejiggered commutes to new hydration tactics and a boom in air conditioning, heat wave workarounds are the new normal. (www.bloomberg.com)
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[–] Reality_Suit@lemmy.one 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Or we could not. Fuck industrialists, fuck capitalists, and fuck any government that does not put the people before industry. This just shows how all our governments are weak and frail when put up against oligarchs. Why should I be responsible for the cleanup of the waste by business? They could stop making things out of plastic. We've been able to make plant based plastics for a while now, but the oil industry won't let us go.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You shouldn't be, but adaptation to damage already done is part of what needs to happen.

[–] Reality_Suit@lemmy.one 3 points 2 months ago

Yes, you're right. I'm just ranting.