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The slow yes that becomes a regret, one comfortable degree at a time.
means The process of becoming warmer, or of someone gradually growing fonder of or more receptive to something.
from From Old English 'wearm' (warm), tied to a deep Germanic root and possibly a cousin of words for fire and burning across the Indo-European family. The '-ing' simply turns the state into an action — the becoming-warm. The figurative sense of 'warming up to' someone or some idea — that slow thaw of feeling — is a later, homely extension, as natural as creeping toward a hearth.
- ocean sponge
- Seas absorb over 90 percent of trapped heat
- bench mark
- 1.5 degrees is a target, not safety
- ice clock
- Glaciers melt faster than they ever reform
- feedback loop
- Melting ice reflects less, absorbs more, melts more
- hidden cost
- Warmer air holds more moisture, fueling bigger storms
great barrier reef bleaching — coral bleaching events in 2016, 2017, 2020 caused by ocean warming above 1.5°c
siberian permafrost thaw — yakutia region melting at 3x global average rate, releasing methane since 2000s
alps glacier retreat — swiss glaciers lost 50% of volume since 1950, accelerating with 2023 record losses