May 31, 2026 · 5 min · 6 segments
This week on Earth Radio, an exceptionally early summer heatwave scorched much of Western Europe this week, breaking temperature records and resulting in over a dozen fatalities. The UK climate…
Rebecca HendricksHostThe World Meteorological Organization, or the WMO, says that there is a more than ninety percent chance that average global temperatures will be more than one-point-five degrees Celsius higher than pre-industrial temperatures.
In the Paris Agreement, one hundred and ninety-five United Nations parties agreed to take action to limit global warming to one-point-five degrees Celsius higher than the pre-industrial average.
Based on the WMO's analysis, in the next five years, it's highly likely that we will see temperatures surpassing this one-point-five degree threshold.
While the limit may be breached a year or two, it doesn't mean that when analyzing the last few decades, scientists will find that our climate is, on average, one-point-five degrees Celsius hotter than pre-industrial temperatures.
The World Meteorological Organization, or the WMO, says that there is a more than ninety percent chance that average global temperatures will be more than one-point-five degrees Celsius higher than pre-industrial temperatures.
In the Paris Agreement, one hundred and ninety-five United Nations parties agreed to take action to limit global warming to one-point-five degrees Celsius higher than the pre-industrial average.
Based on the WMO's analysis, in the next five years, it's highly likely that we will see temperatures surpassing this one-point-five degree threshold.
While the limit may be breached a year or two, it doesn't mean that when analyzing the last few decades, scientists will find that our climate is, on average, one-point-five degrees Celsius hotter than pre-industrial temperatures.
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