Renewable energy use is rising, but so is extreme weather, as 2023 has seen
People walk near two damaged buildings after hurricane Otis hit Acapulco on October 26, 2023 in Acapulco, Mexico. Otis made landfall through the coast of Acapulco in the early morning of October 25 as a category 5 storm. Scientists say warmer ocean waters from climate change are making hurricanes more powerful. Massive wildfires in Canada, Greece and Hawaii. All-time record heat waves. Hurricanes with surprising ferocity, like the one that devastated Acapulco last week.
Of 35 vital signs of planetary health, 20 are at record levels, the scientists concluded. Although renewable energy is increasing, and rainforest depletion is slowing, ocean acidity, glacier thickness, and Greenland’s ice mass all fell to record lows over the past two years, while greenhouse gas emissions, sea level rise and ocean temperatures rose to record highs.
Global temperatures have risen 2.1 degrees Fahrenheit since 1880, mostly due to the burning of fossil fuels, which traps heat in the atmosphere. The 10 warmest years since 1850 on Earth, when consistent modern temperature records began, have all occurred since 2010,This June through August was the warmest such period ever recorded, with record low levels of Antarctic sea ice. Many climate researchers say 2023 could break another record for the hottest year on record.
Field noted that the price for solar and wind energy continues to fall, the performance of electric vehicles is growing, and more large corporations have pledged to reach “net zero emissions.” On his first day in office in 2021, President Biden signed an order committing the United States to re-enter the Paris Climate Agreement, a compromise among more than 190 nations to cut fossil fuel emissions that former President Trump had pulled out of. Biden also pledged for the U.S.
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