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As a starting point, the burning of fossil fuels, and to a lesser extent deforestation and release of methane are responsible for the warming in recent decades: Graph of temperature as observed with significant warming, and simulated without added greenhouse gases and other anthropogentic changes, which shows no significant warming

How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world: IPCC AR6 Figure 2 - Thee bar charts: first chart: how much each gas has warmed the world. About 1C of total warming. Second chart: about 1.5C of total warming from well-mixed greenhouse gases, offset by 0.4C of cooling from aerosols and negligible influence from changes to solar output, volcanoes, and internal variability. Third chart: about 1.25C of warming from CO2, 0.5C from methane, and a bunch more in small quantities from other gases. About 0.5C of cooling with large error bars from SO2.

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Extreme weather threatens Irish potato output | Climate change blamed for difficulties facing world’s biggest consumers (www.ft.com)
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[–] Chef 30 points 4 months ago

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I did not have "Potato Famine 2: Now with Fewer Potatoes" on my bingo card for climate change

I probably should have given the first one was the reason my family came to America back in the day

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What did the Brits do now?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

The industrial revolution

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

On the bright side, British psychopaths aren't in charge of how Irish trade works so they can't prioritize landlord profit and British farmer profit. The last potato famine was only a famine because the British were evil and in charge of Ireland.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Careful with jokes on this one, you might get punched by a ginger

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Climate change means a lot higher costs for all of us. Thank corporations and Republicans.