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September 30, 2016

Climate Scientists: Earth on Track for 2°C Temperature Rise by 2050
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In news of global warming, a new analysis by top climate scientists
finds the Earth's average temperature is on track to increase by 2
degrees Celsius--or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit--by mid-century, unless
governments take dramatic steps to limit greenhouse gas emissions. The
study finds that current pledges to combat climate change under a U.N.
agreement crafted in Paris last December fall far short of preventing a
temperature rise of 1.5 degrees Celsius, one of the agreement's goals.
The study was led by the U.N.'s former top climate scientist, Robert
Watson, who said governments need to double or triple their efforts to
meet the Paris target.


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