Climate impacts may be starting to spiral, but a sub-1.5C world is 'still possible'

Michael Holder
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Flooding in Pontypridd, Wales, after the River Taff burst its banks following heavy rain from Storm Bert in 2024 | Credit: iStock
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Flooding in Pontypridd, Wales, after the River Taff burst its banks following heavy rain from Storm Bert in 2024 | Credit: iStock

World Meteorological Organisation report shows CO2 in atmosphere has reached its highest level in 800,000 years, but the world can still avoid a climate catastrophe

Carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere has reached its highest level in 800,000 years, with temperature records being shattered, polar ice melting at unprecedented rates, and ocean acidification worsening...

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