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Earth's average temperature for 2025-29 likely to exceed 1.5°C limit: WMO
- The World Meteorological Organization and UK Met Office forecast that between 2025 and 2029, the global average temperature will likely exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
- This outlook follows 2024 briefly surpassing the 1.5°C threshold due to human-caused warming combined with an El Nino event, with an 86% chance of recurrence in coming years.
- The predictions result from over 200 computer simulations run by 10 international scientific centers and indicate an 80% chance the world will set new temperature records soon.
- Chris Hewitt, WMO climate director, warned higher global temperatures increase risks of severe heat waves, causing more deaths, health impacts, and extreme weather events like wildfires and floods.
- These forecasts imply growing negative effects on economies, ecosystems, and daily life, emphasizing the need for better protection against heat and climate extremes worldwide.
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