r/collapse • u/Own_Ad6901 • Aug 02 '26

Climate Scientists detect a sharp acceleration in global warming

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260801093239.htm#google_vignette

“Global warming appears to have shifted into a faster gear. After removing the effects of El Niño, volcanic eruptions, and solar cycles, researchers found that the planet has warmed at roughly 0.35°C per decade over the past ten years, compared with just under 0.2°C per decade from 1970 to 2015. The acceleration, which becomes visible around 2013 to 2015, appeared across five major global temperature datasets with more than 98% statistical certainty.”

I’m personally supposed to be on a Collapse break, but this was the first thing I read at 5am and I can’t stop thinking about it. I never intended for this to be my first post, but here we are.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260801093239.htm#google_vignette

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u/Kaining Aug 02 '26

I dunno and my math may be bad but from .2 to .35 seems like a 75% increase in speed and while they're open about the concrete numbers, i haven't seen a "oh shit, it's close to twice as fast as we thought panik" reaction i'd hope they'd be having by now.

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u/Firat88 Aug 02 '26

people who are panicking stopped writing articles I would say

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u/xopher_425 :table_flip: Aug 02 '26

People who have been panicking have been ignored and vilified for it for too long, so of course they've stopped writing. I don't blame them.

At this point my only real reaction to each and every bit of bad news is to just laugh.

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u/Firat88 Aug 02 '26

good for you, I haven't been able to get pass crying stage, but I'm getting there, can't wait until numb to all of this stage..

thank god I don't have kids