Climate Action Tracker warns of 5-degree rise by 2100
New reports indicate the planet is on track to warm nearly 5°F by 2100, threatening coral reefs, agriculture, and ice sheets.
- Field
- climate and environment
- What they did
- Climate scientists warn that the 1.5°C global warming threshold could be reached by 2029, with projections showing a potential rise of nearly 5 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100.
- Why it matters
- This is important because such warming would devastate coral reefs, disrupt agriculture and forests, and melt most of the world's ice.
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