How bad is climate change right now?
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Climate change is worsening rapidly, with global temperatures exceeding the 1.5°C threshold for a full year, extreme weather intensifying, and emissions still rising. Glaciers are melting at an alarming rate, and catastrophic events like Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica highlight the escalating costs and risks. Despite some progress, global action remains insufficient, and leaders warn of existential threats if mitigation efforts are not accelerated.
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Scientists race to recover vital natural archive from rapidly melting glaciers
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- Reports confirm that climate change is causing glaciers to melt at an alarming rate. 4s
- Over 7 trillion tonnes of ice have been lost from mountain glaciers since 2000. 11s
- Scientists are observing reduced glacier movement and mass due to less snowfall. 24s
- Researchers are racing to recover climate records from a glacier in Tajikistan before warming contaminates the data. 36s
- The mission aims to secure the first deep ice cores from the region, providing crucial long-term climate records. 1m 17s
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