The last 12 months were the hottest on record, temporarily sending the world past a deeply symbolic mark.
waiting for all the “well we really haven’t breached it till we see multiyear it might be a blip”. Its a full year. that is more than enough. I would say we really breached it before 2023.
🤦
Here in Seattle we have trees blooming early February. We’ve hit mid 50’s several weeks in a row. It’s just so weird.
On the other hand, most folks are happy it’s not freezing outside. 🤔
I wish people would stop using words like “symbolic”. This isn’t a symbol. Calling it one threatens to dilute the message.
It was symbolic though, as welll as based on evidence. The world’s commitment to take action to avoid breaching the barrier was a symbol of united, global political action. The fact that we have failed… and failed ahead of predictions is of course deeply worrying.
Damn.
Hot damn.