Page 12 - aruba-today-20210106

A12 SCIENCE
Wednesday 6 January 2021
Study: Warming already baked in will blow past climate goals

By SETH BORENSTEIN degrees Celsius (2 degrees on the cooler spots staying
AP Science Writer Fahrenheit). that way, but Dessler and
The amount of baked-in "You've got some ... global colleagues say that's not
global warming, from car- warming inertia that's go- likely.
bon pollution already in ing to cause the climate Outside experts said the
the air, is enough to blow system to keep warming, work is based on compel-
past international agreed and that's essentially what ling reasoning, but want
upon goals to limit climate we're calculating," said more research to show that
change, a new study finds. study co-author Andrew it's true. Breakthrough Insti-
But it's not game over be- Dessler, a climate scientist tute climate scientist Zeke
cause, while that amount at Texas A&M University. Hausfather said the new
of warming may be inevi- "Think about the climate work fits better with climate
table, it can be delayed system like the Titanic. It's models than observational
for centuries if the world hard to turn the ship when data.
quickly stops emitting ex- you see the icebergs." Just because the world is
tra greenhouse gases from Dessler and colleagues at bound to get more warm-
the burning of coal, oil and the Lawrence Livermore ing than international goals,
natural gas, the study's au- National Lab and Nanjing that doesn't mean all is lost
thors say. University in China calculat- in the fight against global
For decades, scientists ed committed warming to warming, said Dessler, who
have talked about so- take into account that the cautioned against what he
called "committed warm- world has warmed at differ- called "climate doomers."
ing" or the increase in fu- ent rates in different plac- If the world gets to net zero
ture temperature based on es and that places that carbon emissions soon, 2
past carbon dioxide emis- haven't warmed as fast are degrees of global warming
sions that stay in the atmo- destined to catch up. could be delayed enough
sphere for well over a cen- Places such as the South- so that it won't happen
tury. It's like the distance a ern Ocean, surrounding for centuries, giving soci-
speeding car travels after Antarctica are a bit cooler, ety time to adapt or even
the brakes are applied. and that difference cre- come up with technologi-
But Monday's study in the ates low-lying clouds that cal fixes, he said.
journal Nature Climate The Jan. 10, 2009 file photo shows a flock of geese flying past a reflect more sun away from "If we don't, we're going
smokestack at the Jeffery Energy Center coal power plant near
Change calculates that a Emmitt, Kan. earth, keeping these plac- to blow through (climate
bit differently and now fig- Associated Press es cooler. goals) in a few decades,"
ures the carbon pollution But this situation can't keep Dessler said. "It's really the
already put in the air will ternational science panels, Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahr- going indefinitely because rate of warming that makes
push global temperatures were about a degree Cel- enheit) since pre-industrial physics dictates that cool- climate change so terrible.
to about 2.3 degrees Cel- sius (1.8 degrees Fahren- times, with the more am- er locations will warm up If we got a few degrees over
sius (4.1 degrees Fahren- heit) less than that amount bitious goal of limiting it to more and when they do, 100,000 years, that would
heit) of warming since pre- of committed warming. 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 de- the clouds will dwindle and not be that big a deal. We
industrial times. International climate grees Fahrenheit) added in more heating will occur, can deal with that. But a
Previous estimates, includ- agreements set goals of lim- Paris in 2015. The world has Dessler said. few degrees over 100 years
ing those accepted by in- iting warming to 2 degrees already warmed about 1.1 Previous studies were based is really bad."q
If I've already had the coronavirus, can I get it again?

By The Associated Press Some reinfections have
If I've already had the coro- been confirmed, but two
navirus, can I get it again? new studies suggest that's
It's possible, but such cases very unusual.
seem to be rare. In one, only two out of
For all Time share Owners Evidence is growing that 1,265 health workers in the
On the Island of aruba people whose bodies United Kingdom who were
Halley Time Travel aruba mounted a strong defense previously infected ended
Free Listings Fees to the virus are unlikely to up testing positive again
Free appraisal report test positive again for at for the coronavirus in the
sell your week for you least several months and following six months. In an-
Transfer all legal documents maybe longer. other study of people in the
36 years in business It's not unusual to develop U.S., only 0.3% of people
Call : (297) 630-1307 Associated Press Illustration/Peter Hamlin some immunity to a virus who had been infected
johnnypaesch@gmail.com after an infection, since our tested positive for the vi-
www.halleytimetravelaruba.com Time Share Resales + Realty bodies are generally better rus over the next several
Own or Rent a piece of the Rock at recognizing and fighting months – around the same
Looking to purchase For up to 70 % Off stay @5 Star Resort off bugs they've encoun- rate of positivity as the U.K
For one of our clients * All inventory available tered before. study.
1 Bedroom or 2 Bedroom near Visit our website : And that seems to be the The findings bode well for
eagle or palm beach Time www.halleyymetravelaruba.com case with the coronavirus the COVID-19 vaccines
For more info call:
share resort For more info call:(297) 630-1307 as well, though scientists that are being rolled out,
From week 2 to 10 johnnypaesch@gmail.com are still trying to figure out which trigger the kind of
More info: (297) 630-1307 also visit(new): how long any protection immune responses that the
johnnypaesch@gmail.com www.halleyadventures.com might last. studies found protective.q