Global warming appears to have shifted into a faster gear. After removing the effects of El Niño, volcanic eruptions, and solar cycles, researchers found that the planet has warmed at roughly 0.35°C per decade over the past ten years, compared with just under 0.2°C per decade from 1970 to 2015. The acceleration, which becomes visible around 2013 to 2015, appeared across five major global temperature datasets with more than 98% statistical certainty.
  • dudeface@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 hours ago

    They also banned sulphur oxide in ship fuel which would have had a cooling effect, that was hiding the full extent of the damage and is slowly dissipating

    Won’t be long until we start doing that again on purpose

      • Gonzako@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 hours ago

        Actually it’s kinda good news as it shows we can make direct impact to the climate. Just with a substance actually made for it.

        • midribbon_action@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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          2 hours ago

          Don’t take it too seriously, there is an effect but it’s not that large. And anyways, the change in maritime fuel standards happened in 2020, while this trend goes back to 2015. A geoengineering project is just going to cause more problems, we don’t know nearly enough about how the world works, truly.