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Dr Sarah Ivory, a lecturer in Climate change and business strategy at Edinburgh University said that if the global temperature increase does occur, then Scotland will definitely see ‘more extreme weather.’
She said: “In Scotland, we ll certainly see more extreme weather. Rain when we are not expecting it, not enough rain when we are expecting it. (Photo: Bill Henry).
There is a 40% chance of the world temporarily hitting the 1.5C temperature rise threshold in one of the next five years, scientists have warned.
A new climate update warns the odds of the world experiencing global annual temperatures that are 1.5C above pre-industrial levels in one of the next five years are increasing with time.
The report published by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) also warns of a very high likelihood – a 90% chance – of at least one year between 2021 and 2025 becoming the warmest on record, outstripping 2016’s record heat.
Global average temperatures of 1.5C above 19th century levels are seen as a threshold beyond which the most dangerous impacts of climate change will be felt.
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