Jacob Y-BJan 13, 2023
Ed Hawkins

The data from 2022 is stark, however you look at it. Whether you view the raw figures, or see another red line added to the climate stripes, the message is clear. Excess heat is building up across the planet at a rate unprecedented in the history of humanity.

This should be a cause for alarm, but not alarmism. 2022 was hot, but when you realise that those 12 months will likely be one of the coolest years of the rest of our lives, I think we will regret not having acted sooner on these warnings.

Jan 13, 2023 at 9:59amWeb
Show threadFerrousJan 13, 2023
@ed_hawkins what does 'not alarmism' mean here? Isn't alarmism just a name for when you tell people there's cause for alarm?
Show threadMarkus Palzer-KhomenkoJan 13, 2023
Let that sink: #2022 will be one of the coolest years of the rest of our live.
@ed_hawkins
Show threadLupo BlackJan 13, 2023
@ed_hawkins I think the planet is screwed. We've been screwed. I wonder if acting at this point will even change the course of the future.
Show threadSue BarnishJan 13, 2023
@LupoBlack @ed_hawkins
I have that feeling too. Whatever we do now I fear is too little, too late
Show threadMarkNWJan 13, 2023
@ed_hawkins Absolutely. We've wasted so much time. I don't understand how it is that we aren't all furious with ExxonMobil and the others
Show threadmmalcJan 13, 2023

@ed_hawkins @alstonvicar

I’m certainly furious

What I’d prefer to be is litigious

Given what we know now ( #ExxonKnew ) , it’s difficult to believe there isn’t some law they’ve broken, from reckless endangerment to really (and in context I don’t believe this is hyperbole) crimes against humanity

Charging them of course won’t solve the problems we face, but the fines that should be imposed can go towards some mitigations

Show threadJulieBJan 14, 2023
@mmalc @ed_hawkins @alstonvicar From what I've read, and to be honest it's very little, this feels a whole lot like the cigarette manufacturers and what they knew. And chemical/drug manufacturers that knew something was wrong and sold their products anyway. Another big business that has important information but hides it in order to put profit over people and the planet. I totally understand your being furious, and the temptation to be litigious. 😕
Show threadMarkNWJan 16, 2023
@JulieB @mmalc @ed_hawkins you're absolutely right. As I recall, the oil companies even used the same PR companies as the tobacco industry to plan their tactics
Show threadTwitterTragicsJan 13, 2023

@ed_hawkins

I did what I could. I blame @gretathunberg Why didn't she warn us 20 years ago. The scientists kept saying we're running out of time. Implying we still had time . Good on you Greta, you tried. 👏

Show thread#MickJan 13, 2023

@ed_hawkins
Scientists have become more vociferous in their warnings over 50 years ; they've done their bit, so to speak.

The blame for the current situation lies squarely on the shoulders of nearly every government of that period.

Show threadRayJan 13, 2023

@ed_hawkins The problem is that many of us who could have done something about it will NOT live to regret our complacency. Our grandchildren will.

It's a frog boiling problem.

Show threadHulk Smash COVIDJan 13, 2023
@ed_hawkins I live in Florida and at this point... I'm all for alarmism
Show threadSidEydmannJan 13, 2023
@ed_hawkins “but when you realise that those 12 months will likely be one of the coolest years of the rest of our lives”
So eloquently put. I’ll be quoting your words to friends/relatives to help people realise just what this actually means. I’d love to see this on the front page of the newspapers.
Show threadShadSterlingJan 13, 2023
@ed_hawkins I keep saying, this is not a new normal, this is the last time it will ever be this good
Show threadSam224466Jan 14, 2023
@ed_hawkins weird 400 years ago thames used to get frozen
.1000 ago Kent used to make wine ...climate goes up and down...