‘Bloody dangerous’: world to exceed 1.5-degree warming
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- A United Nations report found that global warming will exceed 1.5 degrees within years.
- The report warns that even the most optimistic scenario would see warming peak at 1.8 degrees above pre-industrial levels, increasing risks from extreme weather, sea-level rise and irreversible environmental damage.
The world will exceed 1.5 degrees of warming within years, according to a United Nations report, exposing communities to more extreme heatwaves, cyclones, floods, fires and rising sea levels.
Even the most optimistic scenario in the report forecasts global warming peaking at 1.8 degrees above pre-industrial levels. That would increase the risk of irreversible environmental harm and leave island communities particularly exposed.
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