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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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‘Profound concern’ as scientists say extreme heat ‘now the norm’ in UK | Increasing frequency of heatwaves and flooding raises fears over health, infrastructure and how society functions (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

I’m deciding if I feel sorry for the UK or not, what does BP stand for again?

Bonus question, how many governments were overthrown to ensure BP could profit from other nation’s resources?

[–] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Thames water: let's close more reservoirs and pay ourselves more bonuses

[–] Onyxonblack@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Game Over man.. Game Over.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 days ago

We may well have locked in meaningful change, but that doesn't mean the fight is over: the bulk of fossil fuels are still in the ground.

[–] matelt@feddit.uk 1 points 3 days ago

Mhmh yeah and government wants to spend as little as possible on the ALBs that look after flooding. When the ones who moan about the 'overpaid civil service blob' find themselves in the aftermath of a flooding event that could have been prevented, I won't say 'serves you right' out loud but the thought will definitely cross my mind.