the average temperature increase in the last 100 years is only 2°F. How can such a small amount be impactful?

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Not looking for a political argument. I need facts. I am in no way a climate change denier, but I had a conversation with someone who told me the average increase is only 2°F over the past 100 years. That doesn’t seem like a lot and would support the argument that the climate goes through waves of changes naturally over time.

I’m going to run into him tomorrow and I need some ammo to support the climate change argument. Is it the rate of change that’s increasing that makes it dangerous? Is 2° enough to cause a lot of polar ice caps to melt? I need some facts to counter his. Thanks!

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It’s mostly about how rapidly it’s happening. Flora and fauna simply cannot evolve and adapt to these rapid changes. See humans are experts at adapting. We can survive the temps because of our tech, intelligence, etc. Not all humans will survive of course, along with the QOL being crappy post survival. The flora and fauna are very in danger. Another big thing is microorganisms tend to evolve at a very rapid rate, so they are benefiting from the rapid changes as well

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