Researchers have called for keeping the planet’s warming to less than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.
An update on the state of global warming published this week says that if 2024 levels of planet-warming emissions continue, there’s a 50 percent chance the world will warm to 1.5 degrees in a little more than three years.
Researchers note this estimate is “not expected to correspond exactly to the time that 1.5 °C global warming level is reached” due to a few uncertainties.
However, the finding paints a stark picture to how close the world is to passing that threshold.
The 1.5 degree figure is partly symbolic — the difference between 1.49 degrees and 1.51 degrees, for example, is not expected to necessarily be the difference between survival and doom.
However, there are certain “tipping points” after which climate damage becomes irreversible — like the melting of the Greenland ice sheet or the collapse of ocean current systems.
The paper says that currently, the world is estimated to have warmed 1.36 degrees Celsius (2.45 degrees Fahrenheit) and is currently warming at a rate of about 0.27 degrees Celsius (0.49 degrees Fahrenheit) per decade.
Read more at TheHill.com.
Did someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here.
{section_0.content[0].title}
Full Story{section_0.content[2].description}
{section_2.content[0].title}
{section_2.content[1].description} Read more
Copyright © 1998 - 2025 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.
If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please safely unsubscribe.
CloseThank you for signing up!
Subscribe to more newsletters here
The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the Energy and Environment newsletter SubscribeHence then, the article about world could soon hit 1 5 degree threshold was published today ( ) and is available on The Hill ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( World could soon hit 1.5 degree threshold )
Also on site :
- Iranian Foreign Minister spokesperson in exclusive interview discusses cause of the war and Iran’s stance
- Walmart’s 'Very Sturdy' $53 3-Piece Patio Set Is Perfect for Small-Space Entertaining
- ‘Inflationary surge’: Fed economists warn AI hype is overheating the economy whether or not the technology ever delivers