🌿 Environment Mar 25, 2026 · Ayesha Tandon

Limiting global warming to 2C would not ‘rule out’ extreme impacts

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Limiting global warming to 2C would not ‘rule out’ extreme impacts
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Limiting warming to 2C above pre-industrial temperatures may not be enough to prevent “extreme global climate outcomes”, according to research published in Nature.



The authors simulate climate extremes – such as drought in breadbasket regions and flooding in populated areas – under a 2C warming scenario using a range of different global climate models.



They find that the “worst-case” model projections in a 2C warmer world are often more severe than the “average” scenarios in a 3C or 4C war

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