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The El Nino Warning: We're Likely to Breach the 1.5 Degrees Celsius of Warming Above Pre-Industrial Levels in the Next Five Years

El Nino weather system means we are likely to breach the crucial 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming above pre-industrial levels in next five years, if only temporarily. Beyond that threshold, we see things happening that become quickly irreversible or irreversible in our lifetimes. Every fraction of a degree counts. The more warming, the more likely you are to trigger more of these tipping points. There's no economy on a dead planet. It's now or never.

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