UN says strong chance average warming will top 1.5C in next 4 years

UN says strong chance average warming will top 1.5C in next 4 years
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By Agnès PedreroThe United Nations warned on Wednesday that there is a 70% chance that average warming from 2025 to 2029 would exceed the 1.5 degrees Celsius international benchmark.The planet is therefore expected to remain at historic levels of warming after the two hottest years ever recorded in 2023 and 2024, according to an annual climate report published by the World Meteorological Organisation, the UN's weather and climate agency."We have just experienced the 10 warmest years on record," said the WMO's deputy sec...

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