2024 Temperatures Are on Track for a Record High, Researchers Find | The new report also says that global warming has hit a threshold [1.5°C] at least temporarily, that countries had pledged to avoid. (www.nytimes.com)

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[-] Damage@feddit.it 4 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah no worries, the second country by co2 output in the world, and the one with the biggest ability to influence global policy, just elected a climate change denier, so... Let's just party until the end I guess.

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