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Name: Global temperatures may already be up by 1.5 degrees
Uploaded: 2024-02-06T10:41:06.436Z
Duration: 2 min 40 s
Description: Global temperatures may have already risen by 1.5 degrees since pre-industrial times, according to an Australian-led research team. They warn that warming could reach 2 degrees by the end of the decade, much sooner than predicted. Their findings come from an unusual source - rare, sea sponges that have a lifespan of hundreds of years.

Global temperatures may already be up by 1.5 degrees

Published 6 February 2024, 9:29 am

Global temperatures may have already risen by 1.5 degrees since pre-industrial times, according to an Australian-led research team. They warn that warming could reach 2 degrees by the end of the decade, much sooner than predicted. Their findings come from an unusual source - rare, sea sponges that have a lifespan of hundreds of years.

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