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By 2047, Coldest Years May Be Warmer Than Hottest in Past, Scientists Say - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • by 2047, plus or minus five years, the average temperatures in each year will be hotter across most parts of the planet than they had been at those locations in any year between 1860 and 2005.
  • “the coldest year in the future will be warmer than the hottest year in the past,”
  • temperatures could be delayed by 20 to 25 years if there is a vigorous global effort to bring emissions under control
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  • lowing emissions would have a bigger effect in the long run
  • If current trends in carbon dioxide emissions continue, we will be pushing most of the ecosystems of the world into climatic conditions that they have not experienced for many millions of years,
  • “climate departure”
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Global warming poses most immediate threat to tropics, study finds - latimes.com - 1 views

  • f serious climate action is taken soon, the change would be delayed until 2071.
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