Earlier this year, the Earth saw a huge dip in carbon emissions as nations around the globe locked down to slow the spread of the coronavirus. It offered a glimpse into what the world might look like if we took drastic steps to slow the spread of global warming.
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But according to a new modeling study published in Scientific Reports today, even if we were to make such drastic reductions permanent, it would still not be enough.https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-75481-z …
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Even if we stopped all human-made greenhouse gas emissions immediately, the Earth’s temperatures would continue to rise because of self-sustaining melting ice and permafrost.http://read.medium.com/flDQU1Z
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To stop the projected rise in Earth’s temperature and sea level, we would have had to reduce our emissions to zero between 1960 and 1970. Read more.
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Past which point of no return exactly?

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the one where the human species does NOT go extinct.
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Just let it kill us, this world has been telling us to leave for a long time now. Humans are a cancer to this planet and nothing is going to change that. The earth will prosper once humans are gone. The sooner the better
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Ce Tweet est indisponible.
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educate yourself for the love of god
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Le chargement semble prendre du temps.
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