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World's first year-long breach of key 1.5C warming limit (www.bbc.co.uk)

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The last 12 months were the hottest on record, temporarily sending the world past a deeply symbolic mark.

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[–] RickRussell_CA@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I wish people would stop using words like "symbolic". This isn't a symbol. Calling it one threatens to dilute the message.

[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 3 points 9 months ago

It was symbolic though, as welll as based on evidence. The world's commitment to take action to avoid breaching the barrier was a symbol of united, global political action. The fact that we have failed... and failed ahead of predictions is of course deeply worrying.