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Earth could cross a key climate threshold in two years. Here’s why it matters

Seven years ago, the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicted that the world wouldn’t warm 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels until 2040. Then two years ago, the group ... Read More

Earth has hit its first climate tipping point, scientists warn

Global scientists warn that humanity is on the verge of crossing irreversible climate thresholds, with coral reefs already at their tipping point and polar ice sheets possibly beyond recovery. The ... Read More

Warning signs on climate flashing bright red: Top scientists

From carbon pollution to sea-level rise to global heating, the pace and level of key climate change indicators are all in uncharted territory, more than 60 top scientists warned Thursday. Greenhouse ... Read More

Earth's rapid warming 56 million years ago left plants struggling to keep up

Around 56 million years ago, Earth suddenly got much hotter. Over about 5,000 years, the amount of carbon in the atmosphere drastically increased and global temperatures shot up by some 6°C. Read More

Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and passes key climate threshold

Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold, several weather monitoring agencies announced Friday. Last year's ... Read More

Climate: a major global warming threshold will be crossed within three years

Record greenhouse gas emissions could deplete Earth's 'carbon budget' in just three years. According to a recent assessment, there are only 143 billion tons of carbon dioxide left before exceeding the ... Read More

How a Global ‘Climate Reset’ Could Change the Fight Against Warming

“Climate change is not the biggest threat to the lives and livelihoods of people in poor countries, and it won’t be in the future,” Gates wrote, infuriating many in the climate movement. University of ... Read More

Coral die-off marks Earth’s first climate ‘tipping point’, scientists say

Surging temperatures worldwide have pushed coral reef ecosystems into a state of widespread decline, marking the first time the planet has reached a climate ‘tipping point’, researchers announced ... Read More

Earth will cross a key climate threshold in two years. Here’s why it matters.

Seven years ago, the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicted that the world wouldn’t warm 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels until 2040. Then two years ago, the group ... Read More