PETER DU TOIT

Musings from the Southern Tip of Africa

Looming devastation

Jan 20, 2024 | Adaptation, Climate Crisis

Very few understand the devastation that awaits as we continue to heat.

By December 2023, taking an average of 30 years and comparing that to the 1850-1900 average, we had heated by approximately +1.26°C

At +1.26°C many countries around the world experienced extreme climate chaos.

For example, in the US there were 28 extreme weather events that caused over $1 billion in damages each — $92.9 billion in total.

Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters

What happens when we reach +1.5°C as the new baseline early in the new decade?

How close are we to reaching 1.5°C

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