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by rich_sasha
906 days ago
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It used to confuse me too..now I think I get it. The issue isn't all thermometers going up by 3.5 degC. The issue is that it also brings a host of other changes, and it's those things that kill you. They include: - higher variability of temperatures. So your +3.5 degC actually makes heatwaves of +10/+15 more likely - changing rainfall patterns, taking rain away from some places that rely on it. - rising sea level, where the small average temperature changes are sufficient for a significant increase. I actually think the focus on global average temperature increase is a major failure of public science communication, precisely because everyone mentally adds the increase to their local climate and thinks "meh". |
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