{"id":66986,"date":"2024-03-13T06:44:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T11:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=66986"},"modified":"2024-03-13T06:44:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T11:44:48","slug":"climate-crisis-scientist-rings-the-alarm-we-are-witnessing-consequences-of-our-inaction-unfold-in-real-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=66986","title":{"rendered":"Climate Crisis-Scientist Rings the Alarm, \u201cWe are witnessing consequences of our inaction unfold in real-time.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hero-section\" data-type=\"type-1\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\" title=\"Climate Crisis-Scientist Rings the Alarm, \u201cWe are witnessing consequences of our inaction unfold in real-time.\u201d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globe-wire.com\/climate-crisis-scientist-rings-the-alarm\/\">Climate Crisis-Scientist Rings the Alarm, \u201cWe are witnessing consequences of our inaction unfold in real-time.\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"ct-featured-image \">\n<div class=\"ct-media-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"NDkyOjMyMA==-1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image lazyloaded\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: inherit; border-radius: inherit; object-fit: var(--theme-object-fit,cover);\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-lidkf.nitrocdn.com\/GsuZjgtCXaEkAMFAnUOQMsZHzAkJJGVS\/assets\/images\/optimized\/rev-dd41e04\/i0.wp.com\/www.globe-wire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/7a733e5de9ffab4619ef849c7028f504.AdobeStock_314061401.jpeg\" alt=\"Global catastrophe and Global Warming Pollution Concept Wildfire \/ Global burning with fire\" data-attachment-id=\"2756\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.globe-wire.com\/climate-crisis-scientist-rings-the-alarm\/global-catastrophe-and-global-warming-pollution-concept-wildfir\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globe-wire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AdobeStock_314061401.jpeg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image-title=\"Global catastrophe and Global Warming  Pollution Concept Wildfir\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Global catastrophe and Global Warming Concept&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globe-wire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AdobeStock_314061401.jpeg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globe-wire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AdobeStock_314061401.jpeg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Global catastrophe and Global Warming Concept<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Climate Crisis-\u201c<strong>It turns out the climate is changing for the worse far quicker than predicted by early climate models.<\/strong>\u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Climate change is taking affect in an era defined by soaring temperatures and escalating environmental perils, the release of Bill McGuire\u2019s latest work,\u00a0<strong>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Tgi1dX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Tgi1dX\">Hothouse Earth<\/a>,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0resonates with striking urgency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">As humanity grapples with the profound consequences of climate change, McGuire, an esteemed emeritus professor of geophysical and climate hazards at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/\">University College London<\/a>, delivers a sobering narrative that lays bare the stark realities of our planet\u2019s impending climatic catastrophe. In this comprehensive exploration, we delve into McGuire\u2019s compelling analysis, examining the profound implications of his insights and the imperative for decisive action in the face of escalating environmental threats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Against the backdrop of record-high temperatures and intensifying climate extremes, McGuire\u2019s points out our planet\u2019s perilous trajectory. With a career spanning decades in the field of geophysical and climate hazards, McGuire brings a wealth of expertise to bear on the urgent question of climate change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">From unprecedented\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globe-wire.com\/more-extreme-weather-as-hurricanes-and-fires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.globe-wire.com\/more-extreme-weather-as-hurricanes-and-fires\/\">heatwaves to catastrophic floods and devastating wildfires<\/a>, McGuire paints a vivid portrait of the profound disruptions wrought by climate change on ecosystems and societies worldwide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"Beyond_the_Tipping_Point_Understanding_Climate_Breakdown\" class=\"ez-toc-section\"><\/span><strong>Beyond the Tipping Point: Understanding Climate Breakdown<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">At the heart of McGuire\u2019s analysis lies a sobering recognition: we have crossed the threshold into an era of irreversible climate breakdown. Despite decades of warnings and mounting scientific evidence, humanity has failed to heed the call for urgent action on climate change. Now, as McGuire warns,\u00a0<strong>we are witnessing the consequences of our inaction unfold in real-time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Climate Crisis-Scientist Rings the Alarm, \u201cWe are witnessing consequences of our inaction unfold in real-time.\u201d Global catastrophe and Global Warming Concept Climate Crisis-\u201cIt turns out the climate is changing for the worse far quicker than predicted by early climate models.\u201c Climate change is taking affect in an era defined by soaring temperatures and escalating environmental [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,7],"tags":[33064,141,1053,34173,33065],"class_list":["post-66986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-environment","category-survival-2","tag-bill-mcguire","tag-climate-change","tag-climate-crisis","tag-globewire","tag-hothouse-earth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=66986"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66986\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66987,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66986\/revisions\/66987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=66986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=66986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=66986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}