Global warming rate has doubled since 2014, analysis finds
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Summary
Global warming has accelerated to twice the rate of previous decades, now heating at about 0.36°C per decade since 2014 compared to 0.18°C per decade before. Analysis by Stefan Rahmstorf and Grant Foster indicates that if this pace continues, the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C limit could be breached as early as 2028, potentially triggering climate tipping points sooner than anticipated.
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If warming continues at this rate, humanity could breach the Paris Agreement goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C in 2028, even sooner than other research has projected.
Since 2014, the planet has been warming by about 0.36°C per decade, raising fears that climate tipping points could be crossed earlier than expected.
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