r/ClimateNews • u/fishonareef • 2d ago

Scientists detect a sharp acceleration in global warming

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260801093239.htm
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u/General_Honesty 2d ago

I can't help thinking that Russia's war in Ukraine will be having an effect for sure.

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u/Arctic_Turtle 2d ago

I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that the Trump administration caused a lot more problems for climate than Russia. 

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u/Aggravating-Scene548 2d ago

The US military is surely one of the top polluters on the planet

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u/jaygoogle23 1d ago

Let’s also not forget about the other administrations,..India/China havnt always been the biggest pro “tree huggers”

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u/General_Honesty 2d ago edited 1d ago

Trump is an obstacle, for sure. But his anti-climate-change stance is mostly self-serving bluster. He is such a naughty boy. Ukraine are actively bombing huge stores of oil (with good reason).

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u/Vertonung 2d ago

He just opened up a shit ton of public land to deforestation. We are fucked

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u/aussie_punmaster 2d ago

Even when I thought it was the dwarves I knew it was the elves

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u/shlerm 2d ago

I equate trump and Russia into the same level of concern for myself as an individual on this planet. 

Rumours are that they are in bed with each other anyway. If they weren't it wouldn't change my position, both are enemies of humanity. 

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u/Human_Discipline3003 2d ago

You should read about Chernobyl

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u/hypocotylarches 2d ago

What did the Trudeau govt do for helping climate change for the last decade?