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A critical climate goal may be ‘deader than a doornail,’ and scientists are bitterly divided over it

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Dr. Sarah Adams

For years, the fight against climate change has been symbolized by one number: 1.5. Ever since countries agreed in 2015 to an ...

The world briefly smashed through the 2-degree warming limit for the first time ever

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The Earth’s temperature briefly rose above a crucial threshold that scientists have been warning for decades could have catastrophic and irreversible impacts ...