Global Temperatures Exceed 1.5°C Threshold for Entire Year
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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 pre-industrial temperatures, with the hottest January on record at 1.66 degrees warmer. 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.
- The world just marked a year above a critical climate limit scientists have warned about CNN
- Hottest January on record pushes 12-month global average temps over 1.5 degree threshold for first time ever CBS News
- 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
- World surpasses key warming threshold across an entire year for the first time CNBC
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