We wrote this Geochemical Perspectives in the fall of 2022. This was a curious time. During the summer of 2022 the world experienced some of the most unusual weather in years. Pakistan has experienced catastrophic floods. Much of Southern Europe experienced droughts more severe than seen in over a century. A heat-wave in the western United States during the fall of 2022 broke all-time temperature records in a number of cities. One might think such events would motivate the world to move yet faster on addressing the challenges of global warming by taking action to limit CO2 emissions and...

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5. 未来

我们在 2022 年秋天撰写了这篇《地球化学展望》。这是一个有趣的时刻。2022 年夏季，世界经历了多年来最不寻常的天气。巴基斯坦经历了特大洪水。南欧大部分地区经历了一个多世纪以来最严重的干旱。2022 年秋季，美国西部的一场热浪打破了许多城市的历史气温记录。人们可能认为此类事件将激励世界通过采取行动限制二氧化碳排放和……更快地应对全球变暖的挑战。