2024 Breaches 1.5°C Threshold: A Climate Turning Point
13 January 2025 | The Study IASContext: 2024—The First Year to Breach 1.5°C: The year 2024 marked a historic yet concerning milestone as it became the...
Context: 2024—The First Year to Breach 1.5°C: The year 2024 marked a historic yet concerning milestone as it became the...
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