Climate Change

Since 1850, these historical events have accelerated climate change

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It would take scientists several more decades after the second industrial revolution to fully realize the negative effects of fossil fuels. Image: Unsplash/michael weir

Iman Ghosh
Author, Visual Capitalist
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For several years now, average surface temperatures have consistently surpassed 1.5°C above their pre-industrial values. Image: Visual Capitalist
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This graph looks at the dramatic escalation of global temperatures over 2000 years. Image: Visual Capitalist
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