…By examining the chemical composition of their (#SeaSponges’) skeletons, which the creatures built up steadily over centuries, the researchers have pieced together a new history of those earliest decades of #warming. And it points to a startling conclusion: #Humans have raised #GlobalTemperatures by a total of about 1.7°C, or 3.1°F, not 1.2°C, the most commonly used value.

#sclerosponge #ClimateChange
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/climate/global-warming-sponges.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb