Approaching 1.5 °C: how will we know we’ve reached this crucial warming mark?

Assessing global mean temperature rise using the average warming over the previous one or two decades will delay formal recognition of when Earth breaches the Paris agreement’s 1.5 °C guard rail. Here is what’s needed to avoid the wait. Assessing global mean temperature rise using the average warmin...

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Published in:Nature (London) 2023-12, Vol.624 (7990), p.33-35
Main Authors: Betts, Richard A., Belcher, Stephen E., Hermanson, Leon, Klein Tank, Albert, Lowe, Jason A., Jones, Chris D., Morice, Colin P., Rayner, Nick A., Scaife, Adam A., Stott, Peter A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Climate
Climate change
Climate variability
Comment
El Nino
El Nino events
Global temperatures
Global warming
Greenhouse gases
Human influences
Humanities and Social Sciences
multidisciplinary
Natural variability
Paris Agreement
Science
Temperature
Variability
Volcanic activity
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Summary:Assessing global mean temperature rise using the average warming over the previous one or two decades will delay formal recognition of when Earth breaches the Paris agreement’s 1.5 °C guard rail. Here is what’s needed to avoid the wait. Assessing global mean temperature rise using the average warming over the previous one or two decades will delay formal recognition of when Earth breaches the Paris agreement’s 1.5 °C guard rail. Here is what’s needed to avoid the wait. People use umbrellas and parasols to seek relief from the heat while crossing a street in Tokyo
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/d41586-023-03775-z