News Climate

Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees versus 2 has big benefits, the IPCC says

Scientists hope a new climate report will jump-start policy decisions to reduce emissions

island nation of Maldives

WATER WORLD  The island nation of the Maldives is among the planet’s most climate change–threatened nations due to impending sea level rise.

Shahee Ilyas/Wikimedia commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

By Carolyn Gramling

- More than 2 years ago

Half a degree can make a world of difference.