The remarkable concurrence of three dramatic climate events:
- Antarctic sea ice extent now over 2 million kilometers below the 1991-2020 mean
- global 2-meter surface temperatures breached the 1.5°C barrier for the third consecutive day
- WTF is happening to the world’s oceans, and in particular the North Atlantic? Ocean temperatures have been setting unprecedented daily records, spiking to highs that are shocking climate scientists, as they look for possible reasons.
Yes, relatable. I try to not see it in absolute terms. We ultimately failed, but we can still decide how fast changes come, and how much. Both matter a lot for families, farmers, emergency services, animals and plants to adapt.
So I take it as a reminder about the urgency and severity, but the conclusion remains: Every tenth of a degree counts, leave fossil fuels in the ground.