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As a starting point, the burning of fossil fuels, and to a lesser extent deforestation and release of methane are responsible for the warming in recent decades: Graph of temperature as observed with significant warming, and simulated without added greenhouse gases and other anthropogentic changes, which shows no significant warming

How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world: IPCC AR6 Figure 2 - Thee bar charts: first chart: how much each gas has warmed the world. About 1C of total warming. Second chart: about 1.5C of total warming from well-mixed greenhouse gases, offset by 0.4C of cooling from aerosols and negligible influence from changes to solar output, volcanoes, and internal variability. Third chart: about 1.25C of warming from CO2, 0.5C from methane, and a bunch more in small quantities from other gases. About 0.5C of cooling with large error bars from SO2.

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Climate warning as world’s rivers dry up at fastest rate for 30 years | World Meteorological Organization says water is ‘canary in the coalmine of climate change’ and calls for urgent action (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

That water has to go somewhere, and it won't be where we're used to having it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Know who your conservative neighbors are. When the time comes to make hard decisions about available resources, remember who did this.

Normal people sounded the alarm for generations while conservatives worked tirelessly to prevent anyone from combatting global heating. Conservatives gleefully did this and should be the first to suffer the hardest consequences of it. Remember who they are as we begin to compete for resources.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

and should be the first to suffer the hardest consequences of it

I think you're confusing your neighbours with a bunch of billionaires, the politicians they buy, and propaganda they churn out. As much as they make you angry, your neighbour could have a tire fire burning in their front yard all day every day their entire life and still not come close to the levels or responsability those hoarding all the power and resources for their own benefit hold.

And before you try blaming who they vote for, you should really look in to how deeply invested the super rich are in both sides of electoral politics (a theatre they have presented to you to provide an illusion of choice and control).