Scientists Warn of Impending Global Temperature Breach in Next 5 Years.
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The World Meteorological Organization warns that global temperatures could temporarily breach the 1.5 degree Celsius benchmark outlined in the Paris Climate Accords in the next five years due to the overlap of El Niño and human-caused climate change. The WMO predicts a 66% chance of this happening and a 98% likelihood that at least one of the next five years will be the warmest on record. The warming climate has been linked to more extreme weather patterns, wildfires, and increased areal coverage of land burned.
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