The planet is dangerously close to this climate threshold. Here’s what 1.5°C really means
10 months, 3 weeks ago

The planet is dangerously close to this climate threshold. Here’s what 1.5°C really means

LA Times  

The alarm bells are loud and clear. With a global average temperature of 58.96 degrees, Earth in 2023 was within striking distance of a dangerous limit: 2.7 degrees of warming over the preindustrial period, or 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. “At this point, it is really difficult to see a path to keeping warming below 1.5 degrees,” said Kristina Dahl, a principal climate scientist with the Union of Concerned Scientists. “Remember, passing this threshold as defined in the Paris Agreement is supposed to reflect when human-caused global warming consistently exceeds 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to preindustrial times,” the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration wrote in a recent report. At 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, the planet would soon see about 19 inches of sea level rise, a 16% increase in hot days and an 8% decline in Northern Hemisphere snowpack, the report says.

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2024 on its way to being the hottest year ever, break record set in 2023
2 weeks, 1 day ago

2024 on its way to being the hottest year ever, break record set in 2023

India Today  

2024 is set to become the hottest year on record, with global temperatures expected to remain elevated into early 2025. This alarming prediction from European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service follows a series of extreme weather events worldwide, including severe droughts, floods, and heatwaves that have wreaked havoc across multiple continents. C3S reported that from January to November 2024, average …

Earth on track for hottest year in recorded history, passing critical 1.5º warming threshold
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Earth on track for hottest year in recorded history, passing critical 1.5º warming threshold

Salon  

The Copernicus Climate Change Service, a European Union organization that monitors global heating, announced on Thursday that the year 2024 will be 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial levels. "This marks a new milestone in global temperature records and should serve as a catalyst to raise ambition for the upcoming Climate Change Conference, COP29.” "This latest record sends another stark …

2024 Is 'Virtually Certain' To Be Hottest Year On Record, Climate Agency Says
1 month, 2 weeks ago

2024 Is 'Virtually Certain' To Be Hottest Year On Record, Climate Agency Says

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING 2024 is “virtually certain” to be the hottest year in recorded history and the first to exceed the warming limit that scientists agree the planet must stay beneath to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. The Copernicus Climate Change Service, the European Union agency that monitors warming trends, said this year is on track to exceed …

2024 'virtually certain' to be hottest year on record: EU climate agency
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

2024 'virtually certain' to be hottest year on record: EU climate agency

Raw Story  

A day after U.S. voters elected climate-denying Republican Donald Trump in the presidential race, soon ushering in an administration that is sure to expand fossil fuel drilling, the European Union's Earth observation agency announced that 2024 is "virtually certain" to be the hottest year on record and to hit a worrying temperature milestone. While a single year above the 1.5°C …

European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again
1 month, 2 weeks ago

European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — For the second year in a row, Earth will almost certainly be the hottest it’s ever been. And for the first time, the globe this year reached more than 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming compared to the pre-industrial average, the European climate agency Copernicus said Thursday. Going over that number in 2024 doesn’t mean the overall trend line …

Year 2024 to be the first to breach 1.5C warming limit: EU climate agency
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Year 2024 to be the first to breach 1.5C warming limit: EU climate agency

Al Jazeera  

The Copernicus Climate Change Service warning comes days before nations are due to gather for crunch climate talks led by the UN. On Thursday, the Copernicus Climate Change Service said this year is also “virtually certain” to eclipse 2023 as the world’s warmest since records began. “This marks a new milestone in global temperature records and should serve as a …

World is on track for a ‘catastrophic’ rise in temperature, UN report says
1 month, 3 weeks ago

World is on track for a ‘catastrophic’ rise in temperature, UN report says

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The world is on track for a “catastrophic” 3.1 degrees Celsius of global warming over …

Global warming will be TWICE as bad as predicted: Earth is on track for 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of warming this century, the UN warns
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Global warming will be TWICE as bad as predicted: Earth is on track for 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of warming this century, the UN warns

Daily Mail  

The world is on track for a 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of global warming by the end of this century, the UN has warned. The world is on track for a 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of global warming by the end of this century, the UN has warned The UN warned the world was currently on track for temperature rises of 2.6°C to 3.1°C, …

World on pace for significantly more warming without immediate climate action, report warns
1 month, 4 weeks ago

World on pace for significantly more warming without immediate climate action, report warns

The Independent  

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Can we avoid 1.5º of global warming? Probably not and our best case scenario is 1.6º, scientists say
4 months ago

Can we avoid 1.5º of global warming? Probably not and our best case scenario is 1.6º, scientists say

Salon  

When almost 200 nations signed the Paris climate agreement in 2015, they pledged to keep Earth's average temperature to no greater than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The scientists learned that even within all but the most ambitious projections regarding limiting greenhouse gas emissions, humans still fail to fall below the 1.6 degrees Celsius threshold. Speaking to Salon last …

Earth’s ‘greatest natural wonder’ faces existential threat from hottest ocean temperatures in 400 years
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Earth’s ‘greatest natural wonder’ faces existential threat from hottest ocean temperatures in 400 years

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Great Barrier Reef, the largest living ecosystem on Earth, is facing an existential threat, …

In a troubling milestone, Earth surpasses 1.5 degrees C of warming for 12 consecutive months
5 months, 2 weeks ago

In a troubling milestone, Earth surpasses 1.5 degrees C of warming for 12 consecutive months

LA Times  

In a troubling milestone, June marked Earth’s 12th consecutive month of global warming at or above 1.5 degrees Celsius — the internationally accepted threshold for avoiding the worst effects of climate change. Under that accord, the United States and nearly 200 other nations agreed to limit the global average temperature increase to a maximum of 2 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial …

Climate change: Planet endures 12 straight months of unprecedented heat
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Climate change: Planet endures 12 straight months of unprecedented heat

CNN  

CNN — The planet just marked a “shocking” new milestone, enduring 12 consecutive months of unprecedented heat, according to new data from Copernicus, the European Union’s climate monitoring service. The 12-month heat streak was “shocking but not surprising” given human-caused climate change, said Carlo Buontempo, the director of Copernicus, who warned of worse to come. Copernicus released its data the …

New study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating
6 months, 2 weeks ago

New study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating

Associated Press  

The rate Earth is warming hit an all-time high in 2023 with 92% of last year’s surprising record-shattering heat caused by humans, top scientists calculated. They said even with a faster warming rate they don’t see evidence of significant acceleration in human-caused climate change beyond increased fossil fuel burning. “If you look at this world accelerating or going through a …

Two years to save the world from climate catastrophe
8 months, 1 week ago

Two years to save the world from climate catastrophe

Live Mint  

“Two years to save the world.” As far as opening lines of speeches go, that would be dramatic in most contexts. In fact, there’s growing disquiet among climate scientists that it is possible that the rate of climate impacts may have been understated—the world seems to be heading for runaway temperature rise; and climate “tipping points” that had seemed far …

And the heat keeps coming: Global temperature record broken for 10th month in a row in March
8 months, 2 weeks ago

And the heat keeps coming: Global temperature record broken for 10th month in a row in March

LA Times  

Earth’s worrisome warming trajectory continued unabated last month, with March marking the 10th month in a row that the planet has broken global heat records, international climate officials announced this week. With an average surface temperature of 57.45 degrees Fahrenheit, last month was warmer globally than any previous March on record, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. …

Broken record: March is 10th straight month to be hottest on record, scientists say
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Broken record: March is 10th straight month to be hottest on record, scientists say

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For the 10th consecutive month, Earth in March set a new monthly record for global heat — with both air temperatures and the world’s oceans hitting an all-time high for the month, the European Union climate agency Copernicus said. Since last June, the globe has broken heat records each month, with marine heat waves across large areas of …

UN weather agency issues ‘red alert’ on climate change after record heat
9 months ago

UN weather agency issues ‘red alert’ on climate change after record heat

Al Jazeera  

The World Meteorological Organization warns there is a ‘high probability’ that 2024 will be another record-hot year. The United Nations’ weather agency is sounding a “red alert” about global warming, citing record-breaking increases last year in greenhouse gases, land and water temperatures and the melting of glaciers and sea ice. “Never have we been so close – albeit on a …

Study says 2023’s crazy Atlantic ocean heat, low Antarctic sea ice give glimpse of much hotter world
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Study says 2023’s crazy Atlantic ocean heat, low Antarctic sea ice give glimpse of much hotter world

Associated Press  

Off the charts “crazy” heat in the North Atlantic ocean and record-smashing Antarctic sea ice lows last year are far more severe than what Earth’s supposed to get with current warming levels. A study in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society charted the North Atlantic sea temperature and the Antarctic sea ice halfway across the globe against long-accepted computer …

Study says 2023's crazy Atlantic ocean heat, low Antarctic sea ice give glimpse of much hotter world
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Study says 2023's crazy Atlantic ocean heat, low Antarctic sea ice give glimpse of much hotter world

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Off the charts “crazy” heat …

Data Munching | The numbers don’t lie: the Earth is warming, and rapidly
10 months ago

Data Munching | The numbers don’t lie: the Earth is warming, and rapidly

Hindustan Times  

Earth is running a fever, and the latest temperature readings aren’t offering much comfort. Last week, climate data released by Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, better known as C3S, presented another warning about the impending climate crisis hovering over humanity — for the first time in recorded human history, 12 consecutive months saw temperatures 1.5 degrees Celsius hotter than pre-industrial …

First time world exceeds 1.5C warming limit over 12-month period
10 months, 2 weeks ago

First time world exceeds 1.5C warming limit over 12-month period

Al Jazeera  

EU monitors report comes as NASA launches climate satellite to survey oceans and atmosphere in never-before-seen detail. For the first time on record, global warming has exceeded temperatures of 1.5 degrees Celsius over a 12-month period, European climate monitors have said, in what scientists called a “warning to humanity”. The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service reported the run of …

Scientists explain why the record-shattering 2023 heat has them on edge. Warming may be worsening
11 months, 1 week ago

Scientists explain why the record-shattering 2023 heat has them on edge. Warming may be worsening

Associated Press  

The latest calculations from several science agencies showing Earth obliterated global heat records last year may seem scary. “The heat over the last calendar year was a dramatic message from Mother Nature,” said University of Arizona climate scientist Katharine Jacobs. They wonder whether human-caused climate change and a natural El Nino were augmented by a freak blip or whether “there’s …

In Graphics | Why 2023 was the hottest year on record
11 months, 1 week ago

In Graphics | Why 2023 was the hottest year on record

Firstpost  

2023 was the warmest calendar year in global temperature data records dating back to 1850, according to a report released on Tuesday by the European Climate Agency. Earth broke all previous records for annual heat, verged on the global warming threshold, and displayed additional symptoms of a feverish planet last year, the report said. January 2024 is also on track …

2023 confirmed as hottest year ever as climate records ‘tumbling like dominoes’
11 months, 2 weeks ago

2023 confirmed as hottest year ever as climate records ‘tumbling like dominoes’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The findings are hardly surprising, but a global gut-punch nonetheless: 2023 has been confirmed as …

Earth shattered global heat record in ’23 and it’s flirting with warming limit, European agency says
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Earth shattered global heat record in ’23 and it’s flirting with warming limit, European agency says

Associated Press  

Earth last year shattered global annual heat records, flirted with the world’s agreed-upon warming threshold and showed more signs of a feverish planet, the European climate agency said Tuesday. The European climate agency Copernicus said the year was 1.48 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times. In a separate Tuesday press event, international climate scientists who calculate global warming’s role in extreme …

Earth shattered global heat record in '23 and it's flirting with warming limit, European agency says
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Earth shattered global heat record in '23 and it's flirting with warming limit, European agency says

The Independent  

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2023 proved that climate change isn't coming — it's here, and things are spiraling out of control
1 year ago

2023 proved that climate change isn't coming — it's here, and things are spiraling out of control

Salon  

Politicians often speak of climate change as a problem for future generations to solve, but many scientists say the time to act is now and that the climate has already changed — it's not a far-off scenario. The year "will see a new global surface temperature record" which "underscores the fact that the planet is continuing to warm as we …

Climate change: The 1.5C threshold explained
1 year ago

Climate change: The 1.5C threshold explained

BBC  

Climate change: The 1.5C threshold explained Getty Images As well as rapidly reducing emissions, societies will need to adapt to the immense challenges of a world at 1.5C warming As leaders gather at COP28 in Dubai to discuss the climate crisis and negotiate how the world will address it, we consider one of the most important numbers in climate change: …

3 climate impacts the U.S. will see if warming goes beyond 1.5 degrees
1 year ago

3 climate impacts the U.S. will see if warming goes beyond 1.5 degrees

NPR  

3 climate impacts the U.S. will see if warming goes beyond 1.5 degrees As world leaders gather at COP28, the annual climate change negotiations held in Dubai this year, one number will be front and center: 1.5 degrees Celsius. Here are three climate impacts that get substantially worse in the U.S. if the world exceeds 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming. …

Emissions Gap report: ‘World to warm by nearly 3°C without aggressive action’
1 year, 1 month ago

Emissions Gap report: ‘World to warm by nearly 3°C without aggressive action’

The Hindu  

Countries’ current emissions pledges to limit climate change would still put the world on track to warm by nearly 3 degrees Celsius this century, according to a United Nations analysis released on November 20, 2023. The annual Emissions Gap report, which assesses countries’ promises to tackle climate change compared with what is needed, finds the world faces between 2.5°C and …

UN report says world is racing to well past warming limit as carbon emissions rise instead of plunge
1 year, 1 month ago

UN report says world is racing to well past warming limit as carbon emissions rise instead of plunge

Associated Press  

Earth is speeding to 2.5 to 2.9 degrees Celsius of global warming since pre-industrial times, set to blow well past the agreed-upon international climate threshold, a United Nations report calculated. The United States’ Inflation Reduction Act, which has $375 billion in spending on clean energy, by 2030 would reduce yearly emissions of carbon dioxide by about 1 billion metric tons, …

Earth surpasses critical 2-degree warming threshold, European climate officials say
1 year, 1 month ago

Earth surpasses critical 2-degree warming threshold, European climate officials say

LA Times  

For the first time since record keeping began, Earth has surpassed a critical temperature threshold that scientists have long warned could unleash the worst effects of climate change. Explore the section Two degrees Celsius — or 3.6 degree Fahrenheit — is the internationally agreed upon upper limit of warming established by the 2015 Paris climate agreement. The agreement seeks to …

This is how far behind the world is on controlling planet-warming pollution
1 year, 1 month ago

This is how far behind the world is on controlling planet-warming pollution

NPR  

This is how far behind the world is on controlling planet-warming pollution Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Thiessen/AP Mark Thiessen/AP The hottest year on record is coming to a close, emissions of planet-warming gases are still rising globally, and the most ambitious climate goal set by world leaders is all but impossible to meet, according to a new analysis …

In early 2029, Earth will likely lock into breaching key warming threshold, scientists calculate
1 year, 1 month ago

In early 2029, Earth will likely lock into breaching key warming threshold, scientists calculate

Associated Press  

In a little more than five years – sometime in early 2029 – the world will likely be unable to stay below the internationally agreed temperature limit for global warming if it continues to burn fossil fuels at its current rate, a new study says. The study in Monday’s journal Nature Climate Change calculates what’s referred to as the remaining …

It's unlikely, but not impossible, to limit global warming to 1.5 Celsius, study finds
1 year, 1 month ago

It's unlikely, but not impossible, to limit global warming to 1.5 Celsius, study finds

NPR  

It's unlikely, but not impossible, to limit global warming to 1.5 Celsius, study finds Enlarge this image toggle caption Marco Ugarte/AP Marco Ugarte/AP It is unlikely, but not impossible, for humans to hit the lower temperature target set by the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement, according to new research conducted by an international group of scientists. Sponsor Message The Paris climate …

Mapping the hottest temperatures around the world
1 year, 5 months ago

Mapping the hottest temperatures around the world

Al Jazeera  

At least 22 countries have recorded maximum temperatures of 50C or above. Monday, July 3, was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to data from the United States National Centers for Environmental Prediction. The average global temperature reached 17.01 degrees Celsius, surpassing the August 2016 record of 16.92C as summer heats up across the Northern Hemisphere. Highest temperatures ever …

Current climate path will lead to collapse of life on Earth, say scientists
1 year, 6 months ago

Current climate path will lead to collapse of life on Earth, say scientists

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Failing to limit the global temperature to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels could trigger tipping points …

What is the 1.5C target? And how does it affect the climate crisis?
1 year, 7 months ago

What is the 1.5C target? And how does it affect the climate crisis?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In 2015 almost all of the world’s countries pledged to limit global warming to “well …

There Is 98% Chance That 2023-2027 Will Be Warmest Five-Year Period On Record: UN
1 year, 7 months ago

There Is 98% Chance That 2023-2027 Will Be Warmest Five-Year Period On Record: UN

ABP News  

The United Nations has said that there is a 98 per cent chance that 2023-2027 will be the warmest five-year-period on record. The UN also said in a statement that dated May 17, 2023, that there is a 98 per cent probability that at least one of the next five years will be the warmest ever. According to the UN, …

Global warming now more likely to breach 1.5°C threshold by 2027, scientists warn
1 year, 7 months ago

Global warming now more likely to breach 1.5°C threshold by 2027, scientists warn

The Hindu  

For the first time ever, global temperatures are now more likely than not to breach 1.5°C of warming within the next five years, the World Meteorological Organization said on May 17. With a 66% chance of temporarily reaching 1.5°C by 2027, "it's the first time in history that it's more likely than not that we will exceed 1.5°C," said Adam …

Flirting with climate danger: UN forecasts 2 in 3 chance of briefly hitting key heat limit soon
1 year, 7 months ago

Flirting with climate danger: UN forecasts 2 in 3 chance of briefly hitting key heat limit soon

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy There’s a two-out-of-three chance …

Global warming likely to breach 1.5C threshold for first time
1 year, 7 months ago

Global warming likely to breach 1.5C threshold for first time

Al Jazeera  

World Meteorological Organization raises alarm, saying at least one of the next five years will be the hottest on record. For the first time, global temperatures are now more likely than not to breach 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming until 2027, the World Meteorological Organization said on Wednesday. How can we accept this growing number year on year and wonder …

UN reports 'off the charts' melting of glaciers
1 year, 8 months ago

UN reports 'off the charts' melting of glaciers

The Hindu  

The world's glaciers melted at dramatic speed last year and saving them is effectively a lost cause, the United Nations reported Friday, as climate change indicators once again hit record highs. The last eight years have been the warmest ever recorded, while concentrations of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide hit new peaks, the UN's World Meteorological Organization said. The …

World's glaciers melted at dramatic speed in 2022: UN report reflects on 'lost cause'
1 year, 8 months ago

World's glaciers melted at dramatic speed in 2022: UN report reflects on 'lost cause'

Hindustan Times  

The world's glaciers melted at dramatic speed last year and saving them is effectively a lost cause, the United Nations reported Friday, as climate change indicators once again hit record highs. The last eight years have been the warmest ever recorded, while concentrations of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide hit new peaks, the UN's World Meteorological Organization said. The …

‘Off the charts’: UN report highlights rapid climate breakdown
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Off the charts’: UN report highlights rapid climate breakdown

Al Jazeera  

Record levels of greenhouse gases have caused “planetary scale changes on land, in the ocean and in the atmosphere”, a UN agency says in a report that shows the past eight years were the hottest ever recorded on Earth. Global sea levels are rising at more than double the pace they did in the first decade of measurements from 1993 …

World on ‘thin ice’ as UN climate report gives stark warning
1 year, 9 months ago

World on ‘thin ice’ as UN climate report gives stark warning

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Humanity still has a chance, close to the last, to prevent the worst of climate change’s future harms, a top United Nations panel of scientists said Monday. After 1.5 degrees “the risks are starting to pile on,” said report co-author Francis X. Johnson, a climate, land and policy scientist at the Stockholm Environment Institute. If current consumption and …

Overshooting 1.5°C warming would lead to irreversible impacts: IPCC report
1 year, 9 months ago

Overshooting 1.5°C warming would lead to irreversible impacts: IPCC report

Hindustan Times  

Overshooting 1.5°C warming will lead to irreversible impacts and risks for human and natural systems, all growing with the magnitude and duration of overshoot, an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the key scientific authority on climate crisis, warned on Monday. Making it clear that the 1.5°C goal will be breached within next few years even in the lowest emissions scenario, …

IPCC: global warming "likely" to pass 1.5 degree mark, but there are bright spots
1 year, 9 months ago

IPCC: global warming "likely" to pass 1.5 degree mark, but there are bright spots

NL Times  

Even if greenhouse gas emissions fall drastically in the coming years, global warming is "more likely" to exceed 1.5 degrees in the near future than not to exceed that point. "Current policy is insufficient, but we certainly see the effects of climate policy," said Dutch researcher Detlef van Vuuren. "In almost all scenarios, we will temporarily exceed 1.5 degrees of …

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