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The world is poised to face unprecedented heat in the coming five years, with a report from the UN's weather agency highlighting that Arctic regions may warm at more than three times the global average. According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), there’s an 80% chance that one of these next five years will set a record for heat levels. The report also anticipates that average warming will likely surpass 1.5 degrees Celsius relative to pre-industrial levels. Last year marked a significant turning point, as it…

A significant academic study has issued a stark warning: any violation of the limits that climate scientists consider safe regarding global warming will likely lead to "irreversible consequences" for our planet. Even a brief spike above the 1.5°C threshold—often referred to as an "overshoot"—could trigger a series of catastrophic outcomes, such as rising sea levels and other long-lasting effects that could persist for millennia. Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, the lead author of the study, emphasized the magnitude of these…