Global warming ‘likely’ to breach 1.5°C threshold within five years: UN

There’s a 66% chance Earth will break the crucial 1.5°C increase in global temperatures within five years, according to the World Meteorological Organization of the United Nations. While 1.5°C may not seem like a lot, scientists say that spike will prompt the worst impact of climate change. Jackson Proskow explains the likely consequences.

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