Folks please realize that this is not a "new normal," it is only the early stages of climate breakdown which is a steady progression following inexorably the laws of physics. Only way out: leave fossil fuels
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I keep hearing talking heads saying this is "the new normal." STOP SAYING THIS. It is not a new normal. Global temperatures continue to rise because humanity continues to burn fossil fuels. Everything we are experiencing now will keep getting MUCH worse UNTIL WE END FOSSIL FUELS.
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The one thing everyone needs to know about climate breakdown is that this is not "a new normal." There's no ceiling. It will simply keep getting worse, and worse, until we stop emitting.
The 2nd: it's essentially permanent. We need massive climate mobilization.
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This is NOT the "new normal." In fact it's far worse.
Climate breakdown is a ramp we're on which will get continuously more catastrophic the more fossil fuel we burn and the more forest we kill.
This is just the beginning. I am genuinely, deeply sorry. I don't make the rules.
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This is not "the new normal." It will keep getting hotter and hotter, so long as we keep burning fossil fuels.
This is global warming.
washingtonpost.com/news/capital-w
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The problem with our worsening heat waves is that they're not a new normal. They'll get worse, and worse... and worse... until we deal with climate breakdown. Which means: No. More. Fossil. Fuel.
More green space, while good, isn't enough.
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That we're on an escalator should be very obvious, but I still see articles on "navigating change" and the phrase "new normal" pop up enough that I'm not sure it is. Even prominent scientists until recently used the phrase "new normal," probably because it makes a good soundbite.
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This is not "the new normal."
Hurricane intensification and other climate impacts will get even worse until we stop burning fossil fuel.
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Remember, this isn't the "new normal." More fossil fuel means *even more* extreme heat.
It's a law of physics - it doesn't care if we "believe in it" or not!
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It has been heatwave after heatwave. A 118°F (48°C) blast almost killed my avocado tree. Even though I watered it deeply that morning.
And it's NOT the new normal. Not yet.
I spent half the month in the blessedly cool (for now) High Sierra, walking away from Burning Yosemite.
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This is not "the new normal"... temperatures will keep going up until we stop burning fossil fuel.
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Fire in the West, flood in the East. It's a taste, though not the "new normal" because it will get worse.
Burning fossil fuel causes harm.
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It's super important to remember that things get worse the hotter humanity allows the planet to get. It's not an on or off switch. So please don't give up, keep fighting. No matter how bad it gets it can still get worse. There is NO "new normal" 😬 (until fossil fuel is gone)
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Caribbean residents are reporting catastrophic damage.
Remember: this is NOT the "new normal." Climate impacts will continue to get worse.
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Physics makes no choice, and no one's above the laws of physics.
As I keep saying, this is NOT a "new normal." The climate chaos we're living in is driven by physics we've known for over 100 years.
So long as this plot goes up, everything gets worse.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keeling_C
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Mike - a nice, clear explanation hitting all the major points - well done!
I loved that you clarify that this is not the "new normal" (pet peeve of mine) but that things will continue getting worse until we stop burning FF.
Here's an easier link:
youtube.com/watch?v=a0heBE
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Kim, I feel you: I cried during Chasing Coral & was totally grumpy the next day. But alas it's not the "new normal" it's getting even worse
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It's actually not the "new normal." Over the coming decades, floods and other impacts will get even worse, in both frequency and severity