Marcos Fontela
1.5Very high
Atlantic ocean circulation system is slowing down, as accurately described in The New York Times article
“This article is well-written, and the visuals are outstanding. It is a very strong piece of science communication. That being said, there is at least one error. The author mistakenly conflates the long-term warming hole with the shorter-term North Atlantic cold anomaly. The two phenomena have very different timescales and are likely driven by different mechanisms.”
Incorrect
2°C is not known to be a "point of no return", as Jonathan Franzen claims
Claim:
The consensus among scientists and policy-makers is that we’ll pass this point of no return if the global mean temperature rises by more than two degrees Celsius