Climate scientists have decided to remove their worst-case scenario for how hot the Earth could get if nothing is done to slow global warming. The decision is thanks to worldwide efforts to reduce greenhouse gases. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo
May 19 (UPI) -- Climate scientists have decided to remove their worst-case scenario for how hot the Earth could get if nothing is done to slow global warming.
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change seems ready to drop its most extreme scenario because global efforts to slow climate change make the worst-case scenario "implausible."
The scenario predicted that if nothing were done to curb greenhouse gases, by the end of the century, global average temperatures could jump by 9 degrees Fahrenheit over preindustrial levels. There were several scenarios developed, and the "RCP 8.5″ scenario was the worst one.
Scientists note that the use of renewable energy and other factors have helped avert the runaway warming that had appeared more likely.
