NPR

Here's what happens if the world warms more than 1.5 degrees Celsius

There's one number you hear a lot at the international climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland. (SOUNDBITE OF MONTAGE) UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: One-point-five degrees. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: To just 1.5 ...
Grist

Study: Global warming will stay below 2 degrees C — if countries actually keep their promises

In the early 2010s, climate scientists were painting a grim picture of the future: If humans didn’t curb carbon dioxide emissions, the world was headed toward 4 degrees Celsius (7.2 degrees Fahrenheit ...
USA Today

This number will shape Earth's future as the climate changes. You'll be hearing about it.

Consider that 3 degrees Fahrenheit is the difference between a raging fever and a healthy toddler. Between a hockey rink and a swimming pool. Between food going bad or staying at a safe temperature.
The New York Times

Have We Crossed a Dangerous Warming Threshold? Here’s What to Know.

Recent temperature rises have come uncomfortably close to a key benchmark: 1.5 degrees Celsius. It’s a bad sign for the world’s climate goals, but it’s not game over. Not yet. By Raymond Zhong Our ...
Houston Chronicle

Why is the U.S. one of just a few countries in the world that exclusively uses Fahrenheit?

If the forecast calls for 32 degrees Fahrenheit in Houston, it’s time to bundle up and prepare for possible ice outside. However, if the forecast was in Celsius, it would be a great day to go to the ...
Forbes

Why Fahrenheit Is Better For Conveying Climate Change In The U.S.

This is actually something that has bothered me for several years, and my sensitivity to it is particularly heightened as the world discusses COP26. Virtually every news story or scientific document ...
Seattle Times

Despite net-zero pledges, world on track to warm 2.5 degrees Celsius, U.N. report says

GLASGOW, Scotland — After nine days of grand pronouncements, pledges and plans, scientists delivered a rude awakening to a COP26 summit that has been called “the last, best hope” for climate action: ...
Scientific American

Earth Will Exceed 1.5 Degrees Celsius of Warming This Year

Editor’s Note (12/9/24): This story is being republished after the Copernicus Climate Change Service released global temperature data from November. The data confirmed that it is “effectively certain” ...
Science News

Earth will warm 2.7 degrees Celsius based on current pledges to cut emissions

This year was supposed to be a turning point in addressing climate change. But the world’s nations are failing to meet the moment, states a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme. The ...
NPR

This is what the world looks like if we pass the crucial 1.5-degree climate threshold

There's one number heard more than any other from the podiums at the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland: 1.5 degrees Celsius. That's the global climate change goal world leaders agreed ...
The Washington Post

We looked at 1,200 possibilities for the planet’s future. These are our best hope.

It’s the world’s most important climate goal: limiting the Earth’s warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit). It’s the aspiration of global agreements, and to inhabitants of some small island ...