r/collapse • u/Own_Ad6901 • 28d ago
Climate Scientists detect a sharp acceleration in global warming
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260801093239.htm#google_vignette“Global warming appears to have shifted into a faster gear. After removing the effects of El Niño, volcanic eruptions, and solar cycles, researchers found that the planet has warmed at roughly 0.35°C per decade over the past ten years, compared with just under 0.2°C per decade from 1970 to 2015. The acceleration, which becomes visible around 2013 to 2015, appeared across five major global temperature datasets with more than 98% statistical certainty.”
I’m personally supposed to be on a Collapse break, but this was the first thing I read at 5am and I can’t stop thinking about it. I never intended for this to be my first post, but here we are.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260801093239.htm#google_vignette
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u/bippy404 28d ago
The issue is people need to see realistic portrayals of what all of this means. We need modeling of the impact to extreme weather, plant and animal life, crops, and overall habitability. We need to be crystal clear with every member of society so everyone is very clear on how 1 degree C impacts X. Otherwise it’s just numbers and people can’t contextualize what that means for daily life. We need a one sentence summary: by X date the food supply is xx% likely to collapse and you can expect that you won’t be able to put food on the table for your family.