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Climate Change - a poll

By ozleicester, in General Chat

Climate Change - a poll  

397 members have voted

  1. 1. Climate Change is....

    • Not Real
      33
    • Real - Human influenced
      284
    • Real - Just Nature
      80

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st albans fox

st albans fox

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On 08/03/2026 at 16:52, CornwallFox said:

Scientists are trying to solve the mystery of whether global warming is speeding up. A new study says it has the answer | CNN https://share.google/iRXDN3o2skwqpiBwD

 

Spoiler: yes, global warming might well be speeding up. 

 

On 17/03/2026 at 23:21, CornwallFox said:

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/17/weather/heat-wave-west-records-climate-change

 

Record heat for time off year expected across the US - summer like temperatures in march.

Looks like a very strong El Niño is on the way this year.

would be crazy to think that 2027 won’t break global temperatures records - by some distance. 
 

El Niño is likely to lead to more extreme weather which may help to advance the CC discussion and public opinion response. 

CornwallFox

CornwallFox

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What is not understood by many is that sea level has risen by 8-10 inches over the last hundred years, most of that more recently. It's a small amount per year but recent years have seen the rise increasing in pace. 

 

There has been a sudden increase in the rate of sea level rise | New Scientist https://share.google/hnxCMr5dyzqMLg84G

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leicsmac

leicsmac

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/cvgzn11v421o

 

New forecasts show increasing confidence that the developing El Niño in the tropical Pacific Ocean could be one of the strongest on record with warnings of record global temperatures and huge humanitarian impacts.

Parts of the Pacific have been warming rapidly with data this week showing sea surface temperatures around 0.5C above normal - one threshold used to suggest the onset of El Niño, a natural warming of the Pacific.

It is expected to strengthen over the next few months, peaking potentially as a very strong - or so-called super El Niño - in the autumn.

Scientists are concerned about the consequences it could have on global weather patterns, including the likelihood of 2027 being the warmest year on record.

 

Record breakers. Again. 

leicsmac

leicsmac

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8 hours ago, st albans fox said:

Migration due to CC has barely started 

Right, and unless the issue is addressed properly, such migration will be on a scale barely imaginable, let alone witnessed. 

 

I can't quite understand the sentiment of people who advocate for reduced migration levels but then ignore or downplay what is going to become the most massive cause of it in recorded history. Unless, of course, they simply want to shut the door and are fine with countless millions of people suffering and dying. 

grobyfox1990

grobyfox1990

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11 hours ago, st albans fox said:

Migration due to CC has barely started 

Yep correct transition migration is nothing as today. Wtf do happy clappers think people are gonna do when their land is unliveable and has no food or water because of the policy actions of said happy clappers. 'Yeh dw we'll just stay here and die because Farage said we're not welcome.' Will be a war like we've never seen.

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leicsmac

leicsmac

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10 minutes ago, grobyfox1990 said:

Yep correct transition migration is nothing as today. Wtf do happy clappers think people are gonna do when their land is unliveable and has no food or water because of the policy actions of said happy clappers. 'Yeh dw we'll just stay here and die because Farage said we're not welcome.' Will be a war like we've never seen.

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leicsmac

leicsmac

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Meanwhile...

 

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-sea-areas-due-subsidence.html

 

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-droughts-tropical-forests-dangerous-threshold.html

 

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-climate-rural-bhutan.html

 

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-sea-swallowing-mid-atlantic-farmland.html

 

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-worse-western-wildfires.html

 

Plenty of "extreme" to go round, it appears. And that's just this month and looking a little ahead. 

LCFCCHRIS

LCFCCHRIS

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On 19/05/2026 at 07:26, leicsmac said:

Meanwhile...

 

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-sea-areas-due-subsidence.html

 

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-droughts-tropical-forests-dangerous-threshold.html

 

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-climate-rural-bhutan.html

 

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-sea-swallowing-mid-atlantic-farmland.html

 

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-worse-western-wildfires.html

 

Plenty of "extreme" to go round, it appears. And that's just this month and looking a little ahead. 

I have done 0 study into anything so I'm not well versed in this subject. 

 

However using "gut feel" based on how many times we're breaking max temperature records, I fear the scenarios will be much worse, not better, than projected. 

leicsmac

leicsmac

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6 hours ago, LCFCCHRIS said:

I have done 0 study into anything so I'm not well versed in this subject. 

 

However using "gut feel" based on how many times we're breaking max temperature records, I fear the scenarios will be much worse, not better, than projected. 

Right now,  we're on course for a global average temperature increase of between 3 to 4 degrees Celsius inside of 250 years - an increase matched historically by only the "big 5" extinction events in terms of change over time. 

 

Now, what changes that will bring we cannot be certain of, but given the changes in weather patterns and resource availability so far from "just" a 1.5 degree increase, it is likely they won't be pretty. 

 

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Trav Le Bleu

Trav Le Bleu

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On 27/05/2026 at 13:03, leicsmac said:

Right now,  we're on course for a global average temperature increase of between 3 to 4 degrees Celsius inside of 250 years - an increase matched historically by only the "big 5" extinction events in terms of change over time. 

 

Now, what changes that will bring we cannot be certain of, but given the changes in weather patterns and resource availability so far from "just" a 1.5 degree increase, it is likely they won't be pretty. 

 

I thinking it's worth pointing out it's not just average temperatures that are of concern. There's an increase in heat spikes.

 

Are 'heat spikes' becoming more common? - BBC Weather

 

https://share.google/ojEpJsXfxiNWgwaUu

 

If the average temperature for May in 20c, over the course of a week you could have Mon-Weds temperature of 15c, Thurs-Sat temperature of 25c and temperature of 20c on Sunday. The average temperature would be 20c. That doesn't tell you about the huge 10c jump midweek.

 

If you haven't noticed this happening, at least your head will be warm in the sand.

Blarmy

Blarmy

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Just got back from Cornwall and the amount of trees destroyed by last winter was frightening. Either blown over during storms or uprooted due to saturated ground.

Many of these trees survived hundreds of years before being destroyed by the winter of 2025/26. Various locals told me it was the stormiest, wettest and warmest winter they could remember, and there is very visible evidence of this.
 

Not many deniers down there. 

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leicsmac

leicsmac

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5 hours ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

I thinking it's worth pointing out it's not just average temperatures that are of concern. There's an increase in heat spikes.

 

Are 'heat spikes' becoming more common? - BBC Weather

 

https://share.google/ojEpJsXfxiNWgwaUu

 

If the average temperature for May in 20c, over the course of a week you could have Mon-Weds temperature of 15c, Thurs-Sat temperature of 25c and temperature of 20c on Sunday. The average temperature would be 20c. That doesn't tell you about the huge 10c jump midweek.

 

If you haven't noticed this happening, at least your head will be warm in the sand.

Yep, and the primary driver of those extreme swings is the increased overall average temperature. 

 

And the consequences of those have barely even begun to be felt. 

 

5 hours ago, Blarmy said:

Just got back from Cornwall and the amount of trees destroyed by last winter was frightening. Either blown over during storms or uprooted due to saturated ground.

Many of these trees survived hundreds of years before being destroyed by the winter of 2025/26. Various locals told me it was the stormiest, wettest and warmest winter they could remember, and there is very visible evidence of this.
 

Not many deniers down there. 

That sounds about right. And, as said above, such consequences have barely begun to be truly felt. 

 

I should also point out now that the poll we have here is roughly in line with general UK polling on the matter. The problem - and the fatal mistake - would be a government making policy in the name of the 28.5% on this matter, rather than the 71.5%.

Trav Le Bleu

Trav Le Bleu

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2 hours ago, leicsmac said:

The problem - and the fatal mistake - would be a government making policy in the name of the 28.5% on this matter, rather than the 71.5%

By which you mean Reform 

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leicsmac

leicsmac

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7 minutes ago, CornwallFox said:

Much easier to deny something if you remove anything that can provide evidence that you're lying

 

Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System - The New York Times https://share.google/Pyjwgc2wpwvPlqFK8

 

It's unfortunate, but the wider, sane world knows the score, and knows who has blood on their hands from ignoring that score for their own self interested ends. 

 

Of course, more unfortunately there appears to be a gap between knowing responsibility and actually being able to hold those responsible accountable for that blood. 

leicsmac

leicsmac

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On the topic of consequences:

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-54f4e985-a7fb-48b2-8246-f3be0d699402

 

A new phase of the natural El Niño weather pattern could begin in a matter of weeks, the UN has warned, boosting temperatures on a planet already under strain from climate change.

The World Meteorological Organization said this El Niño is likely to strengthen over the rest of 2026, driving more extreme weather around much of the globe.

Several forecasts from national weather agencies suggest it could end up as one of the strongest ever recorded - a possible so-called “super” El Niño. 

 

Welcome to the future, people. Arriving ahead of schedule. 

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