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As a starting point, the burning of fossil fuels, and to a lesser extent deforestation and release of methane are responsible for the warming in recent decades: Graph of temperature as observed with significant warming, and simulated without added greenhouse gases and other anthropogentic changes, which shows no significant warming

How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world: IPCC AR6 Figure 2 - Thee bar charts: first chart: how much each gas has warmed the world. About 1C of total warming. Second chart: about 1.5C of total warming from well-mixed greenhouse gases, offset by 0.4C of cooling from aerosols and negligible influence from changes to solar output, volcanoes, and internal variability. Third chart: about 1.25C of warming from CO2, 0.5C from methane, and a bunch more in small quantities from other gases. About 0.5C of cooling with large error bars from SO2.

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We Just Lived Through Two of the Hottest Days Ever. Does Anyone Care? (www.rollingstone.com)
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[–] curiousaur@reddthat.com 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I absolutely care. It's why I bought acres in place that had a high of 56f yesterday.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'll note that moving into the boreal forest is also a high-risk decision; those are all burning, burning more intensely, and burning more often.

[–] curiousaur@reddthat.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I don't think mature California coastal redwoods are boreal.

[–] ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Don't you need a permit to cut a single one down? Having property where those grow always seemed like a nightmare.

[–] curiousaur@reddthat.com 8 points 3 months ago

Why would I cut them down? I bought the property because of them. 200 ft tall trees, some in rings around the mother stump. It's beautiful and fun.