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Why is climate change's 2 degrees Celsius of warming limit so important?

  • Written by David Titley, Professor of Practice in Meteorology, Professor of International Affairs & Director Center for Solutions to Weather and Climate Risk, Pennsylvania State University
imageWho set the guardrails on global temperature rise? Hydrosami, CC BY-SA

If you read or listen to almost any article about climate change, it’s likely the story refers in some way to the “2 degrees Celsius limit.” The story often mentions greatly increased risks if the climate exceeds 2°C and even “catastrophic”...

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