WMO warns 2024's record heat pushing world past 1.5C threshold

James Murray
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The world has not surpassed the Paris Agreement's 1.5C goal as it is based on long term average temperatures, but the first nine months of this year are likely to have breached the threshold

The COP29 Climate Summit kicked off in Baku, Azerbaijan today with a stark warning from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) that 2024 could be the first year on record to pass the 1.5C temperature...

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