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Environment
The Earth is already shooting through 1.5°C global warming restrictions, two major studies show
Global average temperature data from six organizations show that 2024 was the hottest year in the world on record, and was the first violation of the 1.5°C mark. Credit: WMO The Earth is above the 1.5°C threshold for global warming, according to two major global studies that are likely to have entered a scary new phase. Under the Paris Landmarks…
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New Zealand’s climate policy is no longer sufficient to limit warming to 1.5°C. what needs to happen
Credit: NASA/Earth Observatory, CC BY-SA It’s now official. Last year was the warmest year on record globally, and the first to exceed pre-industrial temperatures by 1.5 degrees Celsius. This does not mean it is too late to limit further warming, but each delay in action increases the ambition needed. New Zealand is no exception. Current climate policies are no longer…
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Humans are already causing long-term global warming of 1.5°C, according to new estimates
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research published today in Nature Geoscience by Dr Andrew Jarvis of Lancaster University and Professor Piers Forster of the University of Leeds shows that humans have already contributed to global warming of 1.5°C, measured since the period just before the industrial revolution and the 2000s. This indicates that it may be causing the The beginning…
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Research: Even if warming is kept below 1.5°C, wildfires will significantly reduce the amount of carbon absorbed by land.
The percentage of burned area at 1.5°C and 2.0°C for each GFED region will change from the current time. Credit: Nature Geoscience (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41561-024-01554-7 One of the objectives of the Paris Agreement was to “continue our efforts” to keep global warming below 1.5°C, but even this ambitious goal will continue to grow as wildfires become more intense and frequent.…
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