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US News: Global temperatures briefly exceeded 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, indicating an increasing global temperature trend. Samantha Burges
Global temperatures briefly exceeded 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, indicating an increasing global temperature trend. Samantha Burgess, a climate scientist, reported that last Friday's global average temperature surpassed levels from before industrialization. This breach highlights the challenges and irreversible consequences of the climate crisis. Despite this, it is not a permanent state of sustained warming above 2 degrees.
On Friday, the globe hit 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels for the first time in recorded history.
New research suggests the Greenland ice sheet is on track to cross a critical threshold that could cause runaway melting, but that it’s also possible the threshold will be crossed temporarily, cooling down the planet and ultimately returning the ice sheet to a stable state.
Small but significant proportion of leaves in tropical canopies are experiencing temperatures of 46.7C or above, at which point their survival is threatened