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If ever there have been a wake-up name, that is it. The hearth alarm is ringing – hell, the hearth alarm is on hearth. The most recent knowledge confirms that 2024 was the primary yr through which the typical international temperature was 1.5°C larger than pre-industrial ranges, breaking a totemic restrict set by the Paris Settlement (see “2024 confirmed as first year to breach 1.5°C warming limit”).
That this was utterly anticipated makes it no much less stunning. In January 2023, we reported that early modelling already recommended 2024 could be the primary yr to cross this threshold. What’s sudden,…
