#climate-acceleration

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fromNature
2 weeks ago

The world is getting hotter faster - its pace nearly doubled in the past decade

Because the past three years have shattered temperature records, researchers have been exploring whether global warming is accelerating, and if so, why. Many scientists agree that the rate at which it is increasing has picked up. This is mainly because of a reduction in air pollution following the introduction of fuel regulations for international shipping (which has resulted in fewer pollutant particles that reflect sunlight into space and seed insulating clouds).
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago
Environment

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds

Global heating has nearly doubled to 0.35°C per decade over the past decade, exceeding the fastest warming rate recorded since 1880, driven primarily by human activities.
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago
Environment

Scientists call another near-record hot year a 'warning shot' from a shifting climate

Global temperatures in 2023–2025 rank among the hottest on record and show accelerating warming that risks breaching the 2.7°F Paris limit this decade.
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