Limiting warming to 2C above pre-industrial temperatures may not be enough to prevent “extreme global climate outcomes”.

A new study finds that if global warming exceeds the Paris Climate Agreement targets, the non-polar glacier mass will diminish significantly. However, if warming is limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius, at ...

Extreme climate impacts on people and the environment are often associated with very high levels of global warming (3 or 4°C) ...

Global warming has picked up speed in the past decade, according to a new analysis from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). By removing short term natural influences such as El ...