77% of top climate scientists think 2.5°C of warming is coming—and they're horrified
Nearly three-quarters blamed world leaders' insufficient action on a lack of political will, while 60% said that corporate interests such as fossil fuel companies were interfering with progress.
"I expect a semi-dystopian future with substantial pain and suffering for the people of the Global South," one South African scientist told The Guardian. "The world's response to date is reprehensible—we live in an age of fools."
and this:
I’ve been reeling over the fact moisture content in the atmosphere is accelerating. If you haven’t yet read it, you can find it here.
Southern Brazil has been hit hard by record rainfall for weeks. There has been a pause as the rain bands moved and dumped rain in Uruguay for the past two days. That is about to change as the storms move back to Southern Brazil. Too many have lost their lives or are missing, thousands are homeless and stranded, there is little food and water is contaminated, and the severity of the damage is so vast the government is overwhelmed. Four million people are affected, and 800,000 need assistance. The current situation remains dire.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/8/2239669/-Southern-Brazil-flooding-continues-to-worsen-The-imagery-is-apocalyptic-I-am-afraid?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web
But... but...but... Genocide Joe
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