π€ Why is it so important to 'keep 1.5C alive'?
π Countries at #COP26 are racing to find ways to stop the global average temperature rise passing that.
π¨ But what happens if we fail? π§΅
π Countries at #COP26 are racing to find ways to stop the global average temperature rise passing that.
π¨ But what happens if we fail? π§΅
π₯Deadly heat
βοΈAt 1.5C, 14% of the world will face severe heatwaves at least once every five years.
βοΈAt 2C, this rises to 37%.
π Heat is already responsible for most climate change-related deaths and could also worsen droughts, wildfires and floods.
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βοΈAt 1.5C, 14% of the world will face severe heatwaves at least once every five years.
βοΈAt 2C, this rises to 37%.
π Heat is already responsible for most climate change-related deaths and could also worsen droughts, wildfires and floods.
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π§ Melting ice
π Limiting temperature rise to 1.5C could halve the expected amount of sea level rise this century.
βοΈ At 2C, the Greenland and west Antarctic ice sheets could end up collapsing.
π’ Large-scale sea level rise from this could force millions to flee their homes.
π Limiting temperature rise to 1.5C could halve the expected amount of sea level rise this century.
βοΈ At 2C, the Greenland and west Antarctic ice sheets could end up collapsing.
π’ Large-scale sea level rise from this could force millions to flee their homes.
π½ Food crisis
π‘οΈ At 2C warmer, @WFP warns that an additional 189 million people could go hungry worldwide.
π£ "If you have crop failures... then you could see extreme food price spikes... and famine across wide swathes of the world," said @UCL's climate scientist @SimonLLewis.
π‘οΈ At 2C warmer, @WFP warns that an additional 189 million people could go hungry worldwide.
π£ "If you have crop failures... then you could see extreme food price spikes... and famine across wide swathes of the world," said @UCL's climate scientist @SimonLLewis.
π¦ Wildlife threats
π At 1.5C, the Great Barrier Reef has a chance of surviving. At 2C, the odds are low.
π 2C would make more areas of Earth uninhabitable for humans and animals - and more dangerous forest fires would pose an additional risk. π₯
π At 1.5C, the Great Barrier Reef has a chance of surviving. At 2C, the odds are low.
π 2C would make more areas of Earth uninhabitable for humans and animals - and more dangerous forest fires would pose an additional risk. π₯
π΄ We're now at 1.1C and scientists say itβs already code red for humanity with:
βοΈ Torrential flooding from China to Germany
π‘ Hundreds dying when US temperatures hit record highs this summer
π₯ Deadly wildfires from the Mediterranean to Siberia to the U.S. West coast.
βοΈ Torrential flooding from China to Germany
π‘ Hundreds dying when US temperatures hit record highs this summer
π₯ Deadly wildfires from the Mediterranean to Siberia to the U.S. West coast.
π¨ And we have more bad news.
βοΈ Earth is on track to blow past 2C and possibly become warmer by 2.4C after the latest pledges at #COP26, according to research coalition @ClimateActionTr.
βοΈ Earth is on track to blow past 2C and possibly become warmer by 2.4C after the latest pledges at #COP26, according to research coalition @ClimateActionTr.
π‘ What would a world warmer by 2.4C look like?
Scientists warn:
π Biodiversity would be vastly depleted
π Cities would be unable to cope with more extreme weather
π± Growing food could become more difficult in many parts of the world, leading to more global hunger
Scientists warn:
π Biodiversity would be vastly depleted
π Cities would be unable to cope with more extreme weather
π± Growing food could become more difficult in many parts of the world, leading to more global hunger
π Failing to stop rising global temperatures could mean misery and suffering for most people on the planet.
π¨ Are we ready to face this bleak future?
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π¨ Are we ready to face this bleak future?
π΄ Read more: news.trust.org/item/202111091β¦
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