In the larger sense, that's true. Nature will carry on, even if it means making humans extinct. Nature will carry on just fine without us, we are just one particular adaption. We don't try to preserve nature because nature needs the help, we preserve it because WE need it to survive. This is basic, why does it need repeating.
Indeed.
New research has found that the models used to estimate the rising temperatures that cause climate change as a result of human activity are honing in on a narrower (with less uncertainty), but also a somewhat higher side of the range. Do note that this new publication needs to be peer-reviewed.
An assessment of Earth's climate sensitivity using multiple lines of evidencehttps://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2019RG000678Plain Language Summary
Earth's global “climate sensitivity” is a fundamental quantitative measure of the susceptibility of Earth's climate to human influence. A landmark report in 1979 concluded that it probably lies between 1.5‐4.5°C per doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide, assuming that other influences on climate remain unchanged. In the 40 years since, it has appeared difficult to reduce this uncertainty range. In this report we thoroughly assess all lines of evidence including some new developments. We find that a large volume of consistent evidence now points to a more confident view of a climate sensitivity near the middle or upper part of this range. In particular, it now appears extremely unlikely that the climate sensitivity could be low enough to avoid substantial climate change (well in excess of 2°C warming) under a high‐emissions future scenario. We remain unable to rule out that the sensitivity could be above 4.5°C per doubling of carbon dioxide levels, although this is not likely. Continued research is needed to further reduce the uncertainty and we identify some of the more promising possibilities in this regard.
Also, in the Netherlands, last night we had a record hottest night since official recording started in 1901, and we're in a 'Code Orange' warning situation in parts of the country (temperature of 35+ °C, 95+ degrees Fahrenheit), which is unusual at our approx. 52 degrees North latitude and bordering the sea. We're in a heatwave situation that started 2 days ago and will last a week before returning to more normal (but rising) levels.
A major water provider is cautioning to use less water for spraying gardens or filling backyard pools, and to shorten the time we spend under the shower. Otherwise they will be forced to lower the water pressure, which might even lead to no drinking/tapwater in certain areas. This is something new for a country that is very good at getting rid of the water from our partly below sea-level living conditions. Now we need to also buffer more water for the more frequently hot and dry periods. This is at least the third year in a row that we suffer an annual water deficit, nature is drying up, foodproduction is under stress, and the risk of wildfires is increasing.