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    Climate Reality Check: Where We Stand Today

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    3 nov. 2025
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    Lena and Eli break down the latest climate science, revealing how 2024 became the hottest year on record and what decades of research tell us about our rapidly closing window for action.

    Climate Reality Check: Where We Stand Today

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    “

    The science gives us the roadmap, but it's up to all of us to walk the path. Hope isn't passive optimism; it's something we earn through action.

    ”

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    I want to learn about the current status of climate change and past/future predictions

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    [PDF] CLIMATE CHANGE 2023 - IPCC
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    https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_SYR_SPM.pdf
    Ten new insights in climate science 2024 - ScienceDirect.com
    link
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590332225001113
    Indicators of Global Climate Change 2024: annual update of key indicators of the state of the climate system and human influence
    link
    https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/handle/20.500.11850/741706
    10 Big Findings from the 2023 IPCC Report on Climate Change
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    https://www.wri.org/insights/2023-ipcc-ar6-synthesis-report-climate-change-findings
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    Losing Earth

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    Ocean Changes & Earth System Stability

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    Solutions & Pathways Forward

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