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Think it’s hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says
The UN projects that the next five years will repeatedly surpass the 1.5°C global warming threshold set by the Paris Agreement, with a 91% chance of breaking this limit and an 86% chance of setting a new hottest-year record. The World Meteorological Organization warns of extreme weather, Arctic overheating, and Amazon droughts, emphasizing severe impacts on ecosystems and human societies.
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