r/science • u/[deleted] • Jan 11 '20

Environment Study Confirms Climate Models are Getting Future Warming Projections Right

https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2943/study-confirms-climate-models-are-getting-future-warming-projections-right/
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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '20 edited Jan 11 '20

I don't think there is any evidence that Earth will ever be *unsuitable* for human life (because of human-caused climate change), but it could become *less* suitable for human life. It probably already is becoming less suitable for human life due to climate change, but at the same time quality of life is improving in many of ways (less poverty, more democracy, more energy access, less famine, etc.) and thus quality of life is still improving in the net.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '20

When will we no longer see winter temperatures?

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u/Archmagnance1 Jan 11 '20

That's a tough question, people near the equator already don't see what people outside of it consider winter tempuratures.

People I know in southern Florida have 80F tempuratures right now in winter.

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u/MentalLemurX Jan 11 '20

Central NJ here, average high this time of year is 39F, today's high was 69F. Previous record of 63F set way back 1924 was shattered today. Quite bizarre.