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The UNFFFC Paris Climate Agreement aims to limit global warming to below 1.5 de... (hexbear.net)

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https://www.carbonbrief.org/state-of-the-climate-2024-will-be-first-year-above-1-5c-of-global-warming/

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

We just launched some satellites in the last couple of years that are capable of detecting methane plumes in the atmosphere. Before then people were just hauling equipment up there to measure the gasses as they were seeping out. It's difficult and imprecise work.