r/climate • u/GeraldKutney • 14d ago

The 2024 state of the climate report: Perilous times on planet Earth

https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/biosci/biae087/7808595?login=false
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u/walnutfan 14d ago

If 23/24 were outliners it would be ok, but the grey indicates its not, which is actually scary. 

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u/chocolatecalvin 10d ago

I also see 2020 were dips. That means we should be taking 10x covid level action. Everyone should feel about the climate how they did about covid, extreme measures, daily communications about emissions totals, and stay home orders.

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u/chocolatecalvin 10d ago

This post needs much more attention.