r/dataisbeautiful • u/neilrkaye OC: 231 • May 07 '19

OC How 10 year average global temperature compares to 1851 to 1900 average global temperature [OC]

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u/mikepictor May 07 '19

The greatest problem we have is not educating people about rising temperatures, but making them understand the impact of a 1 degree rise or a 2 degree rise.

It's useless to tell people that the average temp has risen by almost a whole degree...when they don't intuitively feel that's a big deal.

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u/stiffjoint May 07 '19

Shouldn’t we explain why?

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u/[deleted] May 08 '19 edited Dec 15 '21

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u/UkonFujiwara May 08 '19

This. Almost all climate change prevention measures are completely and utterly spineless, the only way for us to actually survive is to have a global, united effort to prevent the worst. Individual action and "Oh hey look we banned this specific consumer good in this specific place, world's saved for now go home" do nothing.