The Dire Difference Between 1.5 And 2 Degrees Of Warming - Cheddar News

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When we talk about climate change there's one number that comes up a lot: It may sound arbitrary, but it's not.

Every 10th of a degree matters.

Here's why: In 2015, 195 parties signed the paris agreement.

In doing so, they agreed to pursue efforts to limit the average global temperature increase to 1.5° celsius above pre-industrial levels.

To be clear, our planet is already 1.1 degrees hotter than it was 150 years ago.

But most scientists agree that an increase of just. 4 more degrees will drastically change the world.

However, it would continue to be livable.

Things get murky, though, as the projections increase above that.

Here's the difference between 1.5 and 2 degrees of warming.

Sea levels have and will continue to rise.

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