Climate scientist warns current summers are "probably coolest for decades" without emissions cuts
Zack Labe presents data showing climate change is already causing profound impacts on billions of people today, not in the distant future.
What to know
- Climate scientist Zack Labe argues climate change is inflicting severe, immediate impacts on billions of people today, not decades away.
- He warns that current summers, made far more likely by climate change, may represent the coolest temperatures people experience for decades or centuries without rapid emissions reductions.
- The analysis was presented in a state of the climate webinar combining statistical records and regional data.
Zack Labe Climate scientist
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Labe emphasizes climate impacts are happening now, not in distant future
Labe shared additional analysis and statistics from the webinar underscoring that billions of people are experiencing profound climate impacts in the present moment, not in the projected future.
“We are having a profound climate impact on billions of people right now. Not five, ten, fifteen years from now. But right now.”
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"All of this analysis, the stats, the records is here to show one thing. We are having a profound climate impact on billions of people right now. Not five, ten, fifteen years from now. But right now." ➡️ Check out our latest state of the climate webinar:
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Labe releases climate analysis warning current summers may be coolest for decades
Climate scientist Zack Labe presented findings from a state of the climate webinar highlighting the severity of current climate impacts and projecting that without action on fossil fuel emissions, present-day summers could represent the mildest temperatures experienced for decades or centuries.
“These intense, unforgiving summers haven't just been made far more likely by climate change but they are probably going to be some of the coolest we feel for decades, maybe even centuries, if we don't tackle the fossil fuel emissions problem.”
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"These intense, unforgiving summers haven't just been made far more likely by climate change but they are probably going to be some of the coolest we feel for decades, maybe even centuries, if we don't tackle the fossil fuel emissions problem." ➡️ Check out our latest state of the climate webinar:
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