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Climate Breakdown
Ecocide: “unlawful or wanton acts committed with knowledge that there is a substantial likelihood of severe and either widespread or long-term damage to the environment being caused by those acts.”
NOAA: Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Now More Than 50% Higher Than Pre-Industrial Levels - Pre-industrial levels: about 280 ppm. Currently (6/3/22): about 420 and rapidly rising. Scientific concensus: The highest safe level is 350. And Here.
Climate.Gov: Climate Change: Global Temperature - In terms of average global surface temp
1880-1900 avg temp: 56.65 F/13.7 C
2022: 58.55 F/14.75 C
Goal is to stay below: 59 F/15.2 C (+1.5C above 1900 avg)
2023 was the first year that stayed above that mark for the entire year.
3/17/24
AP: South Sudan Shutters All Schools as it Prepares for Extreme Heat Wave
3/10/24
New Republic: The Case for Prosecuting Fossil Fuel Companies for Homocide
3/8/24
BBC: World's First Year-Long Breach of Key 1.5C Limit
3/6/24
BBC: More Climate Records Fall in World's Warmest February
3/1/24
Weather.com: Texas Wildfire Grows to Largest on Record and Here
2/28/24
Guardian: John Kerry: Demagogues Imperilling Global Fight Against Climate Breakdown
2/22/24
Vice: How Do Oil Companies Get Away With...Everything? An Expert Explains
Weather.com: Census Bureau: Weather Disasters Displaced 2.5 Million in US in 2023
2/17/24
NYTimes: Biden Administration Relaxes Timetable for Shift to Electric Cars
2/11/24
Guardian: EPA Again OKs Use of Toxic Herbicide Linked to Parkinson's Disease - Difference?
2/9/24
Guardian: Atlantic Ocean Circulation Nearing Tipping Point, Study Finds
NPR: Climate Scientist Michael Mann Wins Defamation Case Against Conservative Writers
2/5/24
Guardian: Hurricanes Becoming So Strong That a Category 6 is Necessary
1/30/24
1/29/24
New Yorker: The Perverse Policies That Fuel Wildfires
1/22/24
Guardian: Why 2024 Will Be the Crucial Year for Climate Litigation
1/12/24
Bill McKibben: Friction is Growing - Big insurance companies are now repeating the same talking points that climate activists have been using for years. Too bad they couldn't have come on board years ago.
1/9/24
Guardian: 2023 Smashes Record for World's Hottest Year by Huge Margin - “Every year for the rest of your life will be one of the hottest [on] record. This in turn means that 2023 will end up being one of the coldest years of this century. Enjoy it while it lasts.”