Why is 1.5 degrees such a big deal?
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0:02 - 0:05[Kristen] Why is 1.5
degrees such a big deal? -
0:05 - 0:10Because to warm our entire
planet up by 1.5 degrees Celsius -
0:10 - 0:13requires a lot of heat.
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0:13 - 0:16All this extra heat melts
glaciers, which raise sea levels. -
0:16 - 0:18If the ice sheets of Antarctica
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0:18 - 0:20and Greenland melt completely,
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0:20 - 0:23millions of people's
homes will be underwater. -
0:23 - 0:25The extra heat also intensifies weather,
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0:25 - 0:28making wet places
wetter, dry places drier, -
0:28 - 0:31and increasing the ferocity of storms.
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0:31 - 0:35That 1.5-degree increase also
won't be distributed evenly. -
0:35 - 0:36The coldest nights in the Arctic
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0:36 - 0:38might get 10 degrees warmer.
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0:38 - 0:42The warmest days in Mumbai
might get five degrees hotter. -
0:42 - 0:44Over the past 10,000
years, we've been lucky. -
0:44 - 0:48Earth's climate was stable and
our civilizations flourished. -
0:48 - 0:51But as our climate gets more unstable,
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0:51 - 0:54so will our economies and our societies.
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0:54 - 0:58We'll all suffer and the
vulnerable will be hit hardest -
0:58 - 0:59unless we act now.
- Title:
- Why is 1.5 degrees such a big deal?
- Speaker:
- Kristen Bell + Giant Ant
- Description:
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- Video Language:
- English
- Team:
- closed TED
- Project:
- TEDTalks
- Duration:
- 01:06
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