"Global Climate Crisis: Record-Breaking Year Above 1.5C Warming Limit"
TL;DR
Global warming has surpassed 1.5 degrees Celsius over the past year for the first time on record, breaching a critical threshold set by the Paris Agreement. The past year was 1.52 degrees hotter on average than temperatures before industrialization, with the last eight months being the hottest on record. Scientists warn that rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are the only way to stop global temperatures from increasing, as extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe due to long-term global warming and the influence of El Niño.
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- The world just marked a year above a critical climate limit scientists have warned about CNN
- World's first year-long breach of key 1.5C warming limit BBC.com
- January Temperatures Hit Record Highs on Land and at Sea The New York Times
- January was world's warmest on record, EU scientists say Reuters
- World ‘not prepared’ for climate disasters after warmest ever January The Guardian
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