Joanie ✔️😉Antarctic temperature rises above 20C (68F) for first time on record.
The Antarctic Ice Sheet stores water equivalent to 58m in global sea-level rise.
The CO2 emissions from available fossil fuel on Earth is enough to ultimately melt the entire Antarctic ice sheet.
Combustion of available fossil fuel resources sufficient to eliminate the Antarctic Ice Sheet
The Antarctic Ice Sheet stores water equivalent to 58 m in global sea-level rise. We show in simulations using the Parallel Ice Sheet Model that burning the currently attainable fossil fuel resources is sufficient to eliminate the ice sheet. With cumulative ...
Our consumption of fossil fuels implies an increasing loss of land.
Water levels will impact the future of our cities.
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Empty area is water
The streets missing are under water.
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Blue streets will be below sea-level in 700 Gt of CO2 emissions from now.
The city of Oslo, Norway, in a distant future.
Streets under sea level (left)
Streets above sea level (right)
The city of Oslo, Norway, in a distant future.
Streets under sea level (left)
Streets above sea level (right)
Climate change increases heavy rain and flooding.
200.000 people are under evacuation orders in Japan.
Here's an aerial picture of #Hitoyoshi yesterday.
Southern Japan recorded its heaviest rainstorm on record: 15 inches in just 6 hours.
Southern Japan recorded its heaviest rainstorm on record: 381mm of rain fell in just 6 hours.
We are in a climate emergency.
Yangshuo, China
The area received the highest amount of rainfall ever recorded over 200 years.
"The Worst Flood in Living Memory" - Yangshuo, China | June 2020
"Unusually intense rainfall [...] affecting about 15 million residents."
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/world/asia/china-floods-rain.html
15.000.000 people
Xiaolangdi Reservoir discharging 5,300 m3 of water per second.
"Bangladesh’s ministry for natural disasters has estimated that a third of the country is already underwater, with heavy rains set to continue until the end of July."
https://twitter.com/FFF_Bangladesh/status/1287064782386769920
These streets of Seoul will be under sea level in 3000 Gt of CO2 emissions from now.
These streets of Seoul will be under sea level in 3000 Gt of CO2 emissions from now.
Scott Duncan on Twitter
“Disaster unfolding in Central America as extreme flooding issues continue to unravel. We worry about the election but this is catastrophic for Honduras right now. 🎥 Villanueva (Cortés), Honduras 🇭🇳 Nicaragua 🇳🇮 and Guatemala 🇬🇹 have also been hit hard. https://t.co/CtvSayQGW7”