UN-backed report finds even temporary rises above Paris agreement target could cause harm to glaciers and polar ice sheets

The report, written by 80 scientists brought together by the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), found much of the damage would be permanent even if global temperatures were brought back down to 1.5C, such as glacier melt raising sea levels and threatening water security.

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[–] 5 points 1 week ago

We call it the wetosphere now. Permafrost is just frost. Soon glaciers will just be called history.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 days ago

    Bold to say permanent given earths history. It wouldn't surprise me if Europe was frozen over in 20 years from now because amoc collapses. Nevertheless we could overshoot and still end up back in an ice age in 10k years or whatever the standard timeline is from now.

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