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As a starting point, the burning of fossil fuels, and to a lesser extent deforestation and release of methane are responsible for the warming in recent decades: Graph of temperature as observed with significant warming, and simulated without added greenhouse gases and other anthropogentic changes, which shows no significant warming

How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world: IPCC AR6 Figure 2 - Thee bar charts: first chart: how much each gas has warmed the world. About 1C of total warming. Second chart: about 1.5C of total warming from well-mixed greenhouse gases, offset by 0.4C of cooling from aerosols and negligible influence from changes to solar output, volcanoes, and internal variability. Third chart: about 1.25C of warming from CO2, 0.5C from methane, and a bunch more in small quantities from other gases. About 0.5C of cooling with large error bars from SO2.

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We now know just how much climate change supercharged Hurricane Katrina (grist.org)
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Two decades after the devastating storm, scientists can more easily determine how much global warming is intensifying tropical cyclones.

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[โ€“] P00ptart@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Meh, they only lose 25-35 square miles a year to the Gulf. But yeah! Sure! Keep rebuilding!