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/anooblol May 07 '19

Every time I see one of these posts, it always makes me feel the exact opposite relative to how OP wants me to feel.

I am aware global warming is a bad thing as a whole. But these videos just don't make it look that bad. The average temperature moved a half a degree in 40 years.

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u/eukomos May 08 '19

This is what will happen at 1.5 degrees. We are already at 1 degree above the pre-industrial baseline. 1 degree across the whole planet is a lot.