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The topic of ice coverage over various cities has previously been covered in [[1225: Ice Sheets]]. The image of Boston from that comic is reused at the top of the huge chart in [[1732: Earth Temperature Timeline]]. | The topic of ice coverage over various cities has previously been covered in [[1225: Ice Sheets]]. The image of Boston from that comic is reused at the top of the huge chart in [[1732: Earth Temperature Timeline]]. | ||
− | This comic shows the extreme extent to which {{w|global warming}} can (and will) change our environment. Randall presented this view earlier in [[164: Playing Devil's Advocate to Win]]. Climate change, especially global warming, is a [[:Category:Climate change|recurring theme]] in xkcd | + | This comic shows the extreme extent to which {{w|global warming}} can (and will) change our environment. Randall presented this view earlier in [[164: Playing Devil's Advocate to Win]]. Climate change, especially global warming, is a [[:Category:Climate change|recurring theme]] in xkcd and Randall is clearly convinced that we are causing it. |
The title text expands, demonstrating that the potential impacts of an increase by the IPCC report's best case scenario of 2 °C, about half an ice age unit, makes controlling climate change seem more urgent. The figure of 2 °C is the most commonly agreed {{w|Climate change mitigation#Temperature targets|temperature target}} that assumes the creation of aggressive emissions limits at the time of the publishing of the comic. | The title text expands, demonstrating that the potential impacts of an increase by the IPCC report's best case scenario of 2 °C, about half an ice age unit, makes controlling climate change seem more urgent. The figure of 2 °C is the most commonly agreed {{w|Climate change mitigation#Temperature targets|temperature target}} that assumes the creation of aggressive emissions limits at the time of the publishing of the comic. |