Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

More in Science

Cryosphere Faces Permanent Damage When World Overshoots 1.5C, Scientists Warn

A UN-backed report warns that even temporarily overshooting the Paris agreement's 1.5C warming target could cause permanent and widespread losses of glaciers, snow and polar ice sheets.

  • Briefly exceeding 1.5C warming target could cause permanent loss of glaciers and ice sheets.
  • Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets melting six times faster than 1990s.
  • Maintaining temperatures below 1C essential to preserve polar ice.

More from Saturday 7 November →