Experts Assess 1960 Doomsday Forecast
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The date a 1960 population-growth extrapolation identified as humanity’s supposed doomsday arrived Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, as experts in Vienna discussed what the forecast means.
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Based on current policies, we will reach 2.7C in 2100?
We have to bin this nonsense
1.5C permanently crossed in 2028, planet heating at 0.4C/decade
It is no longer about policies. It is about feedbacks and the Earth's rapidly rising energy imbalance
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We have to bin this nonsense
1.5C permanently crossed in 2028, planet heating at 0.4C/decade
It is no longer about policies. It is about feedbacks and the Earth's rapidly rising energy imbalance
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World heading for ‘irrevocable overshoot’ of global temperature thresholds, analysis warns
Failure to cut emissions will ‘consign humanity to disasters they are unable to adapt to’, report says
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Based on current policies, we will reach 2.7C in 2100?
We have to bin this nonsense
1.5C permanently crossed in 2028, planet heating at 0.4C/decade
It is no longer about policies. It is about feedbacks and the Earth's rapidly rising energy imbalance
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We have to bin this nonsense
1.5C permanently crossed in 2028, planet heating at 0.4C/decade
It is no longer about policies. It is about feedbacks and the Earth's rapidly rising energy imbalance
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This was such an impactful book. The whole thought experiment of how the world will recover and remove human traces was a truly interesting one. Long story short, the earth will be just fine. But just not on any timescales useful for humans
November 12, 2026 at 1:41 PM
This was such an impactful book. The whole thought experiment of how the world will recover and remove human traces was a truly interesting one. Long story short, the earth will be just fine. But just not on any timescales useful for humans
@wmo-global.bsky.social warns 2026 is on track to be one of the four warmest years on record, with exceptional global temperatures, melting ice, rising sea levels, and a strong El Niño that will bring more heat & extreme weather into 2027.
#StateOfClimate update launched at #COP31: bit.ly/4j7iKfM
#StateOfClimate update launched at #COP31: bit.ly/4j7iKfM
November 12, 2026 at 2:16 PM
@wmo-global.bsky.social warns 2026 is on track to be one of the four warmest years on record, with exceptional global temperatures, melting ice, rising sea levels, and a strong El Niño that will bring more heat & extreme weather into 2027.
#StateOfClimate update launched at #COP31: bit.ly/4j7iKfM
#StateOfClimate update launched at #COP31: bit.ly/4j7iKfM