If the new study is correct, global warming is at least a decade further ahead than we thought. But scientists say it is filled with errors and inconsistencies.

A controversial new study claims we may breach the 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) climate change increase threshold by the late 2020s — almost two decades earlier than current projections.

The study, published Feb. 5 in the journal Nature Climate Change, claims global surface temperatures had increased by 1.7 C (3 F) above pre-industrial averages by the year 2020.

However, other scientists have questioned the findings, saying that there are major flaws in the work.

  • silence7M
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    5 months ago

    There are dozens (are we over 100 yet?) paleoclimate proxies that have made it into the literature at this point. Some tell us about temperature in a single point, others for big regions. This is just one of many.

    There’s something of an index of them here