Ambarish Karmalkar
@ambarish.bsky.social
Climate Scientist | Studying how global warming affects us locally | Assistant Professor @ University of Rhode Island | https://web.uri.edu/geo/ambarish-karmalkar/
Reposted by Ambarish Karmalkar
The world had warmed ~1.2C in 2018 (SR15) & we now admit, 8 years later, exceeding 1.5C is unavoidable.
The world is ~1.5C today, & warming ~0.3C/decade. Can we say that <1.8C is possible? I don't think we realise how close we are!
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The world is ~1.5C today, & warming ~0.3C/decade. Can we say that <1.8C is possible? I don't think we realise how close we are!
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September 2, 2026 at 7:06 AM
The world had warmed ~1.2C in 2018 (SR15) & we now admit, 8 years later, exceeding 1.5C is unavoidable.
The world is ~1.5C today, & warming ~0.3C/decade. Can we say that <1.8C is possible? I don't think we realise how close we are!
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The world is ~1.5C today, & warming ~0.3C/decade. Can we say that <1.8C is possible? I don't think we realise how close we are!
5/
USGS analysis suggests that there was no earthquake... "the seismic energy was instead generated by a glacial collapse and debris flow." earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
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August 27, 2026 at 1:46 AM
USGS analysis suggests that there was no earthquake... "the seismic energy was instead generated by a glacial collapse and debris flow." earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
Reposted by Ambarish Karmalkar
In other words, a *relatively* warm or cool year in the global-mean doesn't give a great deal of information for many regions as to whether that year will be locally relatively warm or cool. Of course an *absolutely* warm year (i.e., with the trends) does – that map is basically red everywhere.
August 25, 2026 at 4:09 PM
In other words, a *relatively* warm or cool year in the global-mean doesn't give a great deal of information for many regions as to whether that year will be locally relatively warm or cool. Of course an *absolutely* warm year (i.e., with the trends) does – that map is basically red everywhere.