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Re:Earth may temporarily pass dangerous 1.5 C warming limit ... by nostrademons on Monday September 14, 2020 @02:23AM (#24467361)
Most likely yes - there are a bunch of feedback loops in climate that continue even if the initial source of warming is removed.

The most likely scenario that would result in the "entire developed world suddenly magically disappeared" is a nuclear winter, though. Such an event would drop global temperatures by a lot more than 2 C, nullifying the problem.

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Re:Earth may temporarily pass dangerous 1.5 C warming limit ... by changoplatanero on Monday September 14, 2020 @07:18PM (#24476226)
that's why i said "magically disappeared" instead of "blew itself up with nuclear weapons" :)
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Re:Earth may temporarily pass dangerous 1.5 C warming limit ... by ehnto on Monday September 14, 2020 @03:04AM (#24467595)
But for how long, and does that remove the carbon or just mask the problem while the carbon remains?
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Re:Earth may temporarily pass dangerous 1.5 C warming limit ... by yc12340 on Monday September 14, 2020 @02:59AM (#24467562)
> The most likely scenario that would result in the "entire developed world suddenly magically disappeared" is a nuclear winter

Please don't give politicians ideas.

Everyone thought that "The Wall" was a joke, and yet...

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