Scientists are racing to work out just how close they might be
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Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
Scientists warn key climate indicators in uncharted territory, 1.5-degree ‘carbon budget’ nearly exhausted.
Exceeding the emissions threshold by 2026 is likely, making a post-1.5°C world inevitable. Governments face some hard choices in…
Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’,…
Why less ice might mean more fire
