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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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Kids born today are going to grow up in a hellscape, grim climate study finds (www.livescience.com)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Nobody knows the future, least of all some "study".

New people will be born, new technology will exist, new goals will be set.

I also think we are moving towards a bad future with no freedom and lots of censorship, with Ai, robots and implants, probably also world government and corruption.

I dont think the weather is going to be our worst problem. Its going to be ourselves.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The weather is going to be our worst problem in 50 years.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I suppose our second worst problem will be ourselves, reacting in our various ways to that worst problem.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I dont think the weather is going to be our worst problem. Its going to be ourselves.

Climate is not weather per se. Climate heating and chaos means that drinking water and food are going to become an issue; that's while you're taking in smoke pollution outdoors and sweltering indoors.

I'm not concerned with AI so much for the simple fact that electric grids, data centers and even chip production aren't going to do well in a hot and chaotic climate.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Where do you think most food comes from? Temperature controlled greenhouses?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I dont think the weather is going to be our worst problem. Its going to be ourselves.

Some places have had more and more frequent heatwaves that lead to deaths in each year. And they are getting worse. Some ares in the world are having trouble growing food, dislocating people, and those areas are increasing in size. I can't recall the exact number, but I think by 2050 the US will have a very big problem when it comes to growing food.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Those estimates cant take into account new technology or developments that will happen during 25 years.

We will be alright. If we dont die in wars started by our dear so called "leaders".