US EditionEarth's average temperature for 2025-29 likely to exceed 1.5°C limit: WMO
- The World Meteorological Organization forecasted on May 28, 2025, that Earth's average temperature will likely exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels during 2025-2029.
- This prediction follows the first temporary breach of 1.5°C in 2024, driven by human-caused warming and an El Nino event, with models showing an 86% chance of recurrence.
- The forecast, based on over 200 computer simulations from 10 global centers, also predicts increased risks of extreme weather like heatwaves, floods, and wildfires due to rising temperatures.
- Scientists estimate the world is now about 1.4°C hotter than the mid-1800s baseline and warn that with every tenth of a degree gained, extreme events will become more frequent and severe.
- The continuing warming threatens ecosystems, economies, and human health, implying urgent need for better protections against heat and efforts to limit warming well below 2°C as per the Paris Agreement.
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The world gets hotter
The World Meteorological organization has said that the global temperature is expected to increase by 1.5°C by 2029. This is it. There are no palliative actions. There are none of the cutbacks on greenhouse gas emissions, or reductions recommended by the WMO, that would stop this increase in temperature. It is happening, and we all are watching. Global warming can now no longer be put off as a future problem. It is happening now, and its consequ…
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