The average daily global sea surface temperature beat a 2016 record this week, according to the EU’s climate change service Copernicus.

It reached 20.96C. That’s far above the average for this time of year.

    • MercuryUprising@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      No it will not. There is absolutely zero evidence of that, and if anything, the ocean warming levels point to the contrary. It can just as easily spiral into the opposite direction and create a greenhouse style system like you see on Venus. Even if we died today, biodiversity levels would take millions of years to get back to pre-industrial levels.

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        1 year ago

        Well, maybe not for us, but the earth will eventually heal once we’re gone.

        Even if we died today, biodiversity levels would take millions of years to get back to pre-industrial levels.

        So you agree.

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          1 year ago

          The evidence in the geological record shows that this level of ocean acidification has never been hit this quickly before. This level of ocean acidificaion is the highest its been in 300 million years and there is nothing indicating it has any intention of going down.

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            1 year ago

            @MercuryUprising

            The oceans have healed before and are far more capable of that than you seem to think.

            Will it take millions of years? Ofc it will. But it will happen, because as long as there is one single-celled organism that survives our self-immolation it will grow and produce and evolve.