UN report warns overshooting 1.5C target risks permanent ice sheet damage

A UN-backed scientific assessment finds that even temporary temperature rises above the Paris agreement's 1.5C limit could cause lasting losses of glaciers and polar ice, contradicting assumptions that modest overshooting would be reversibl

First covered Nov 1, 2026 · 4:01 PM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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9d Guardian Environment Cryosphere faces permanent damage when world overshoots 1.5C, scientists warn — UN-backed report finds even temporary rises above Paris agreement target could cause harm to glaciers and polar ice sheets Earth’s icy regions face such…

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