Chris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Environment@beehaw.org · 7 months agoWe might be closer to changing course on climate change than we realizedwww.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down10cross-posted to: worldnewsclimate@slrpnk.netclimate@slrpnk.net
arrow-up140arrow-down1external-linkWe might be closer to changing course on climate change than we realizedwww.vox.comChris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Environment@beehaw.org · 7 months agomessage-square15fedilinkcross-posted to: worldnewsclimate@slrpnk.netclimate@slrpnk.net
minus-squareZworf@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-27 months agoThe problem with the ecosystems is that evolution can’t adapt fast enough. When it takes 500-5000 years for 1 degree rise, then yeah nature adapts pretty smoothly. When it’s 50 years then things get really screwed. Obligatory XKCD but I think this one explains the problem extremely well: https://xkcd.com/1732/
The problem with the ecosystems is that evolution can’t adapt fast enough.
When it takes 500-5000 years for 1 degree rise, then yeah nature adapts pretty smoothly. When it’s 50 years then things get really screwed.
Obligatory XKCD but I think this one explains the problem extremely well: https://xkcd.com/1732/