3 things Covid-19 has taught us about climate science : vima

3 things Covid-19 has taught us about climate science
11 Mar 2021309 Views
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As the world marks a grim anniversary, Prof Piers Forster from the University of Leeds warns that pandemic shutdowns will have less effect on the climate crisis than many people had hoped.
A version of this article was originally published by The Conversation (CC BY-ND 4.0)
The planet had already warmed by around 1.2 degrees Celsius since pre-industrial times when the World Health Organization officially declared a pandemic on 11 March 2020. This began a sudden and unprecedented drop in human activity. Much of the world went into lockdown and factories stopped operating. Cars kept their engines off and planes were grounded.

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