RelentlessRaccoon

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"Already this month, 14 days have recorded surface air temperatures greater than 17°C (62.6°F) — spikes that have not been seen for roughly 125,000 years.

"In fact, Wednesday marked the 17th straight day with global temperatures hotter than any prior days on record."

 

Credits to wabooti

 

From The Guardian

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  • "If we are able to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, U.S. sea level in 2100 is projected to be around 0.6 meters (2 feet) higher on average than it was in 2000.
  • On a pathway with high greenhouse gas emissions and rapid ice sheet collapse, models project that average sea level rise for the contiguous United States could be 2.2 meters (7.2 feet) by 2100 and 3.9 meters (13 feet) by 2150." Source: climate.gov
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This is a pretty polished app. I've started using it.

 
[–] RelentlessRaccoon 3 points 1 year ago

Thank you for being here and contributing. Keep up the good fight, we need many more people like you!

[–] RelentlessRaccoon 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love it! and it's a great metaphor for what's happening right now

 

Just trying to lighten the mood just a little.

 

My sincere hope is that someday we will not need this community and I can delete it. But for now this is what we all face.

 

Source: IPCC AR6 WGI, Figure SPM.1b, p. SPM-7

 

(photo by Inklein)

 

This is the first post of the newly forged engineering community.

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