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MIT Technology Review reports that climate models underpinning UN assessments fail to account for warming-driven feedback loops—such as thawing permafrost, wildfires, and warming wetlands—which could add 0.2–0.4°C of extra warming this century and shorten the time before crossing 1.5°C and 2°C thresholds by up to 25%.
The article compares the greenhouse gas emissions of one cheeseburger to approximately 63,000 Gemini AI text prompts, citing recent research papers to highlight the relative environmental impact of AI usage.