LONDON, United Kingdom – For the first time ever, global temperatures are now more likely than not to breach 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming within the next five years, the World Meteorological Organization said on Wednesday, 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 Scaife, head of long-range prediction at Britain’s Met Office Hadley Centre, who worked on the WMO’s latest Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update.Even temporarily reaching 1.5°C is “an indication that as we start having these years with 1.
The El Niño “will combine with human-induced climate change to push global temperatures into uncharted territory,” said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas in a press statement.
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