Study: Global warming accelerating even faster than previously thought

James Murray
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New analysis reveals first statistically significant evidence of acceleration in rate of global warming over the past decade

Global warming is accelerating at an even faster rate than previously thought, according to a major new study that suggests the world could breach the 1.5C warming threshold set under the Paris Agreement...

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