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2024 Was the First Year Above 1.5C of Global Warming, Scientists Say (msn.com) 79

Scientists said the world just reached a grim milestone: the first full year where global temperatures exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial times. Reuters reports: The milestone was confirmed by the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), which said climate change is pushing the planet's temperature to levels never before experienced by modern humans. "The trajectory is just incredible," C3S director Carlo Buontempo told Reuters, describing how every month in 2024 was the warmest or second-warmest for that month since records began.

The planet's average temperature in 2024 was 1.6 degrees Celsius higher than in 1850-1900, the "pre-industrial period" before humans began burning CO2-emitting fossil fuels on a large scale, C3S said. Last year was the world's hottest since records began, and each of the past ten years was among the ten warmest on record. Britain's Met Office confirmed 2024's likely breach of 1.5C, while estimating a slightly lower average temperature of 1.53C for the year. U.S. scientists will also publish their 2024 climate data on Friday.

Governments promised under the 2015 Paris Agreement to try to prevent average temperatures exceeding 1.5C, to avoid more severe and costly climate disasters. The first year above 1.5C does not breach that target, which measures the longer-term average temperature. Buontempo said rising greenhouse gas emissions meant the world was on track to soon also blow past the Paris goal - but that it was not too late for countries to rapidly cut emissions to avoid warming rising further to disastrous levels. "It's not a done deal. We have the power to change the trajectory from now on," Buontempo said.

2024 Was the First Year Above 1.5C of Global Warming, Scientists Say

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  • Who cares (Score:4, Funny)

    by backslashdot ( 95548 ) on Friday January 10, 2025 @02:06AM (#65077269)

    We're buying Greenland. We don't need the continental US low lying lands anyway we can live on Greenland which is the size of 13 Floridas without alligators, pythons, and Florida mans.

    • Re: (Score:2, Flamebait)

      by gweihir ( 88907 )

      And you think you can, say, do reasonable farming on Greenland? Well, you will be able to. In 10'000 years or so. It is a bit more than just a question of temperature.

      Ah, human stupidity. Alive and thriving. Thanks for reminding me.

      Incidentally, after what the convicted criminal and certified moron just said, there is zero chance of Greenland being for sale in the next few decades.

      • Incidentally, after what the convicted criminal and certified moron just said, there is zero chance of Greenland being for sale in the next few decades.

        That isn't true. The plan I've seen rumored around is to offer each of Greenland's 57,000 citizens $1 million each. That's an offer of $1 million cash to every person. A family of 4 would get $4 million cash. Sorry but there's no way a majority of Greenlanders would turn down $1 million in cash. That would cost the US $57 billion. And throw in another $3 billion to build some recreation centers, roads, or something. So that's $60 billion. That's a mere 1% of our federal budget (annual federal budget is $6,5

        • by gweihir ( 88907 )

          Things are not at all that clear. Also, such an offer may well be criminal to accept.

          Pray to the great God Mammon all you like, but reality is not that simple.

          • Sounds like democracy to me?

            As for being criminal for Greenlanders to sell Greenland to the US, I'm sure the US Supreme Court would disagree with you.

            • The "Greenlanders" can not sell Greenland to the USA.
              Greenland is part of Denmark. Only Denmark can sell it.

              And a Greenlander with literally free healthcare in a nation with multiple parties where he actually can vote, is not selling his land for a million. To be unable to vote properly, a broken leg will cost 1/4 of a million and as soon as something bad happens with his house: the insurance has an excuse not to pay.

              What is next, the new owners remove the internet from a country that has the fastest and on

              • by dfghjk ( 711126 )

                The fastest way to make a million dollars worthless is to give everyone else a million dollars too. And take away all property rights in exchange, then slap a tax on moving out of "state", it's all such a stupid joke, yet the moment Trump says something moronic there is no end to the attempts to normalize it.

                Trump has literally lost his mind, he needs to be institutionalized, yet here we are talking about how crazy talk is perfectly reasonable, in fact it's about to happen!

            • by dfghjk ( 711126 )

              And SCOTUS would definitely decide they have jurisdiction over international law.

              "Sounds like democracy to me?"

              A sovereign nation is governed by its constitution, not by "democracy". A sovereign nation is not property that can be sold by the voters.

              But then, you think the SCOTUS rules over citizens of other nations, explaining anything is wasted on you.

          • such an offer may well be criminal to accept.

            Based on what? My understanding is that the Danish government wouldn't oppose the Greenlanders holding a referendum and choosing to go their own way.

        • offer each of Greenland's 57,000 citizens $1 million each.

          The Economist has an article [economist.com] showing that Greenland would be a bargain even at several times that price.

          Greenland has more rare earth deposits than anywhere else but China. Huge stocks of fish in territorial waters. Strategic location. Etc.

          Greenlanders will likely accept the deal. That's a lot of money for a struggling family, and there are advantages to American citizenship.

          The only way to stop it is to prohibit a referendum.

          • by AmiMoJo ( 196126 )

            They probably can't have a referendum on giving up sovereignty of their country. Most places prohibit it, to stop richer countries doing this kind of thing.

            The EU would certainly never allow it.

            • I don't see why not. There was a referendum in Gibraltar about becoming part of Spain, which the EU seemed happy with. Spain wasn't very happy with the result, but that's a different matter.
              Now, the idea of paying people to vote a particular way in a referendum, that might be an issue - but not the referendum itself.

              • by AmiMoJo ( 196126 )

                There was an advisory referendum with a certain outcome, and the EU stood to gain.

              • the idea of paying people to vote a particular way in a referendum, that might be an issue

                Nope, because they are not paid for their vote.

                If the referendum is approved, everyone gets the money, regardless of how each individual voted.

                • by dfghjk ( 711126 )

                  "Nope, because they are not paid for their vote."
                  Yes, even worse. No one gets paid until the vote turns out my way!

                  "If the referendum is approved, everyone gets the money, regardless of how each individual voted."
                  Right, the Trump way! LOL

                  If the referendum is approved, no one gets the money. That's how the Trump world works. Go back to Shanghai, Bill.

            • (1) Greenland is not member of the EU (2) Greenland is allowed to have a referendum about independence whenever they want, but the Danish parliament has to ratify it.
              • by UpnAtom ( 551727 )

                Greenland, being a part of Denmark, _is_ part of the EU.

                But being part of Europe, Greenland remembers what fascism looks like and so doesn't want any part of it.

          • by dfghjk ( 711126 )

            "Greenlanders will likely accept the deal. That's a lot of money for a struggling family, and there are advantages to American citizenship."

            It's not when every other struggling family also has a million dollars, and who says they get American citizenship? Or they would get to keep any of it.

            No one confuses you, ShanghaiBill, of being stupid enough to believe any of that shit. You're a self-servicing liar as we've all known for quite some time.

          • Greenland has some 100 meters of ice on top of it.
            No one is going to set up a mining operations there - soonish.
            And I doubt there are any reliable facts about what minerals you can^H^H^H could mine there.

        • by dfghjk ( 711126 )

          Offer them a billion each and then don't pay. Isn't that how it's always done anyway? Have Steve Bannon set up a GoFundMe, then pardon him for the fraud.

          And besides, didn't we trade that shithole country Puerto Rico for it?

          "That isn't true."
          Sure it's not, a sovereign nation is nothing more than a piece of real estate, right? Why not just annex it, Putin-style? Why not promise a million to each citizen and then impose a million dollar tax on them? Why even bother disguising your intent to steal it, it's

    • Are you paying for all the moving vans?

    • So the temperature was higher in 1849. People must have been smoking too much rope back then.
      • So the temperature was higher in 1849. People must have been smoking too much rope back then.

        Congratulations on posting the first relevant comment.

    • Re:Who cares (Score:4, Informative)

      by AmiMoJo ( 196126 ) on Friday January 10, 2025 @05:34AM (#65077495) Homepage Journal

      I thought this was a joke but other people are taking it seriously.

      You aren't getting Greenland, for the record.

      • by dfghjk ( 711126 )

        It's not a joke, this is what MAGA has become. Unbridled greed, bigotry and idiocracy.

        What's going on is not about Greenland. The fascists have won, they do not believe they will ever relinquish power again. In their mind, they are entering a phase where the rich and powerful divide up the world. What we are seeing is Trump claiming "dibs" on what he's gonna take while Putin and other dictators take theirs. It's about looting the entire world.

        Trump hasn't laid claim to just Greenland, in the same breat

    • by dfghjk ( 711126 )

      Buying LOL It's already ours! Just like the Gulf of America and the Panama Canal!

  • They cut the firefighting budget. Smart move, libs.
    • ... , libs.

      Yep, everything bad is caused by Joe Biden, The Real Donald said so. He also declares the Democratic Party is "Giddy" because he's not doing x, just before he promises (only promises, mind you) to do x.

      Every time the GOP gets power, their silence is deafening. They've got much to say when someone else is making choices and total silence when it's their job.

  • Folks, reading this and exaggeration is never good.

    "European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), which said climate change is pushing the planet's temperature to levels never before experienced by modern humans. "The trajectory is just incredible," C3S director Carlo Buontempo told Reuters, describing how every month in 2024 was the warmest or second-warmest for that month since records began.

    Perhaps the wording could have been a bit better?

  • Nothing but hyperbole and mudslinging. Is there another slashdot like site that isn't infested with negativity? Leftists are losing their minds and taking this site down with it.

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