The world “needs an exit ramp off the highway to climate hell”, after a new report suggested a strong chance we will temporarily exceed the limit scientists say is the tipping point to stave off the worst of climate change in the next five years. This was the warning from the UN Secretary General as new datasets showed that we continue to see record temperatures recorded each month. But, ever since then, the possibility has risen further and further as the effects of climate change have worsened. “Look at Midleton last October and the very wet winter we’ve had, both made more severe by human influences of climate change. If you want to know what the future of climate change looks like, look at what current change looks like and add steroids to it.

Source: Irish Examiner June 06, 2024 05:15 UTC