2023 was the hottest year on record / 2024 will continue the trend
- 2023 ended +1.48°C from the 2015 Paris Agreement
- This month and February are expected to be worse, taking us over the +1.5°C threshold
- We are warming faster than scientists predicted
- The warming is accelerating
What now?
- Many of the Earth’s ecosystems will struggle to adapt
- Some, like coral reefs, will die faster
- Summertime heat will approach the limits of human survivability in some regions
- Expect major environmental negative events in 2024
- Migration north will accelerate
What next?
- It will get worse
- You get to choose how much worse