00:00Well, we did it. The global average temperature of the planet has just passed the 2 degrees
00:04Celsius, 3.6 degree Fahrenheit temperature threshold experts have been warning about
00:08for years, for the first time ever. That's according to Europe's Copernicus Climate
00:13Monitor, and they expect the planet to keep getting warmer.
00:162023 was an absolute scorcher, and still is, complete with record-setting wildfires and
00:21temperatures in many areas. November has signaled the breaking of the climate threshold, with
00:26global average temperatures reaching 2.07 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average
00:31on the 17th, with Copernicus adding that the 18th was almost as bad, continuing with 2.06
00:36degrees Celsius above that same threshold. A single or several days above that temperature
00:41threshold doesn't necessarily signal a norm for things to come, but they are a harbinger
00:45of a changing global climate. As the planet warms and the ice caps continue to melt at
00:49record paces, our planet's waters will acidify. This will change currents and the ocean's
00:53ability to sequester carbon, as 25% of Earth's global carbon is already absorbed by them.
00:59This will likely lead to a domino effect of ecological catastrophe, the likes of which
01:03humanity has never seen. This climate threshold record follows several others, as every month
01:08in 2023 since June has been the warmest ever recorded.
