US EditionGlobal temperatures breach 1.5C limit over 12 months period for first time
- Global temperatures have exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels for 12 consecutive months, bringing the world closer to breaching the "Paris agreement" milestone.
- The impacts of climate change, such as extreme heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, and floods, continue to accelerate, with every tenth of a degree of warming causing more harm. An extra half a degree of global warming greatly increases the risks of crossing irreversible tipping points.
- Urgent action is needed to cut carbon emissions in order to slow down warming and prevent catastrophic consequences. Halting global warming is possible by reaching net zero carbon emissions.
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After 2023 was declared the warmest year in history, January 2024 was the warmest and eighth consecutive month in which global temperatures reached all-time highs, according to a report by the Copernicus Climate Change Service.
Near record warmth today
Tara’s Friday 9am forecast INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Temperatures today will be near record warmth with highs once again into the 60s. Temperatures do take a tumble and return back to normal for much of next week. Yesterday We saw high temperatures climbing into the middle 60s which was a few degrees away from a new record. TODAY: We have a couple of opportunities to set some new records today. The first one being a record low maximum temperature…
Feelin' hot, hot, hot! Earth passes temperature level cited as critical limit in 2016 Paris Accords in fight against climate change - National Zero
The global temperature has risen by 1.5º Celsius since the beginning of industrial times, a level cited by the 2016 Paris Climate Accords as a critical benchmark in the fight against the damage caused by climate change, the Washington Post reports. The pre-industrial temperature, determined from an average calculated temperature on Earth between 1850 and 1900, was exceeded in 2023 up 1.52º C, or 2.74º F, partly driven by the El Niño pattern. Sc…
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