Chris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Environment@beehaw.org · 8 months agoWe might be closer to changing course on climate change than we realizedwww.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareZworf@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-28 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/