Antarctic tipping points: The irreversible changes to come if we fail to keep warming below 2℃

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-antarctic-irreversible.html

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ColKoala@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 3y (2 replies)

"If we fail to keep warming below 2C"

I think they mean when.

Mog_fanatic@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 3y

Yeah, I've seen we're looking at a 50/50 chance to exceed 2 degrees by 2050. But it sounds like if that doesn't happen it will just happen later than that. Unless of course we drastically change how we do things but... $$$$

Sir_Simon_Spamalot@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y

Yup.

We're fucked.

Sir_Simon_Spamalot@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y (1 reply)
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MisterD@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 3y

But at least it created lots of value for shareholders for a short time.

Greg@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 3y

Tipping culture is really getting out of hand