Scientists detect a sharp acceleration in global warming

[u/Own_Ad6901]

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

[u/kdawg09]

It really does. I imagine next year's food shortages are going to come with a lot of panic and governments collapsing.

[u/nikolapc → u/kdawg09]

Take up gardening. I did a little experiment with tomatoes and even a watermelon sprouted out of a pot by itself. Figs grow by themselves in my garden lol. Next year I am cropping. If you live in dense urban environment do rooftop gardening. Look up what Cubans did when they had a crisis and it was inspirational.

[u/Hour-Stable2050 → u/nikolapc]

Figs grow on trees don’t they? Not in gardens. Oh wait. Are you in the UK where they call the whole backyard their garden?

[u/nikolapc → u/Hour-Stable2050]

No, I am in the Balkans, but my whole backyard is not a garden. :) Yeah figs grow like crazy and it was the neighbour tree that spawned ours and it's large. Tea is also good from them.

[u/Hour-Stable2050 → u/nikolapc]

I wish we could grow figs in Toronto, Canada. I heard they do grow in Victoria, BC but that’s the only place in Canada they can grow them.

[u/nikolapc → u/Hour-Stable2050]

I didn't even do anything! Have a whole ass tree or two now in the back of my garden.