Global averages of 1.5C above 19th century levels are seen as threshold beyond which the most dangerous impacts of climate change will be felt.
A stark climate update claims the chances of global annual temperatures hitting 1.5C above pre-industrial levels in the next five years, have risen by 40 per cent.
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The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) report also warns of a very high likelihood – a 90 per cent chance – of at least one year between 2021 and 2025 becoming the warmest on record, outstripping 2016’s record heat.
Global average temperatures of 1.5C above 19th century levels are seen as a threshold beyond which the most dangerous impacts of climate change will be felt.
In 2020, the global average temperature was 1.2C above pre-industrial levels, making it among the three hottest years on record.
Source: BerkshireLive