UN says strong chance average warming will top 1.5 degrees Celsius in next 4 years – The Times of India

UN says strong chance average warming will top 1.5 degrees Celsius in next 4 years (Photo: AFP) The United Nations warned on Wednesday that there is a 70 per cent chance that average warming from 2025 to 2029 would exceed the 1.5 degrees celsius international benchmark.The planet is therefore expected to remain at historic levels…

‘Red alert’: Fires drive tropical forest loss to record high | World News – Times of India

‘Red alert’: Fires drive tropical forest loss to record high (Photo: AFP) Eighteen football pitches every minute of every hour of every day: that is the record extent of tropical rainforest destroyed last year due in large measure to fires fuelled by climate change, researchers reported Wednesday.Tally it all up and the world lost 67,000…