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Cost of Overshooting 1.5°C

New Research Confirms 1.5°C Warming Locks in Irreversible Glacier Loss and Accelerated Sea-Level Rise

Scientists warn that even temporary overshoots of 1.5°C will lead to centuries of glacier melting, while slowing sea-level rise to manageable rates requires limiting warming closer to 1.0°C.