Day #5 of setting a record daily low for Arctic sea-ice extent.
Dec. 14, 2024: 400,000 km² below the previous daily record.
Dec. 14, 2024: 400,000 km² below the previous daily record.
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If we exceed a threshold everything will change quickly. Which explains why most climate modelling is off a bit.
The polar ice is a temperature moderator, like making ice in the winter and using it to cool our house in the summer. No ice= very hot summers.
Ergo, we can expect a massive reduction in crop production due to extreme heat if the ice goes.
(The best thing about Eliot is he often headlines his posts with "We are f**ked." I like scientists who swear.
Miami could eventually disappear. Projected sea level rise in 2040 is expected to be 10-17” higher than 2000. By 2100 sea levels could rise up to 7’. Up to 800k people could be displaced bc it will be uninhabitable.