Long-term warming close to crossing 1.5°C Paris accord threshold: UN body

HT reported on March 14 that the world could cross the 1.5 degrees C long-term global warming threshold by September 2029 if current warming trend continues

New Delhi : Long-term global warming is currently estimated to be between 1.34 and 1.41 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels, the World Meteorological Organisation’s State of the Global Climate report has said.

The period between 2022 and 2024 represents the most negative three-year glacier mass balance on record, according to the report. AP

The assessment is based on a range of methods, the report said while pointing that we are a fraction of a degree away from breaching the 1.5 degrees C goal or the lower limit of Paris Agreement. To be sure, 19 of the past 20 months