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Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year ago

Even temporary global warming above 2℃ will affect life in the oceans for centuries

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Even temporary global warming above 2℃ will affect life in the oceans for centuries

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Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year ago

A climate overshoot that creates warmer oceans with lower oxygen levels will reduce the suitable habitat for many marine species long after CO₂ levels have peaked and declined.

The paper is here

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A few decades it is then 😔
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  It doesn’t have to be that way. Do what you can to put your thumb on the scale of policy, and we might shift things.
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    I know, sorry to be so defeatist.

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