NASA-Funded Study Warns of 50% Glacier Loss at 1.5°C Warming

According to a NASA-funded <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abo1324#editor-abstract" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">study in Science</a>, half of the world’s glaciers will vanish with just 1.5°C of warming by 2100. And we are already getting uncomfortably close to that <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01702-w" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">dooming temperature increase</a> set by the <a href="https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/paris-agreement" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">2015 Paris Agreement</a> this year, not in 77. A report from the <a href="https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/global-temperatures-set-reach-new-records-next-five-years" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">World Meteorological Organization in May</a> indicated a 66% likelihood of crossing this threshold between 2023 and 2027. But <a href="https://berkeleyearth.org/august-2023-temperature-update/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Berkeley Earth</a> now estimates a 55% chance that 2023 will see an average temperature increase of 1.5°C. While breaching the Paris limit requires sustained warming over many years, this surge is alarming. And glaciers disappearing all over the world are the undeniable evidence. <a href="https://medium.com/the-new-climate/nasa-warns-of-50-glacier-loss-at-1-5-c-warming-46902f064582">Learn More</a>