Earth’s annual temperature to surpass the limit set by Paris climate agreement

The probability of the planet continuing to warm in the next several years have risen, top meteorologists stated in a recent report on Thursday.

As a matter of fact, within the next five years, there is now a 40% probability that Earth’s annual average temperature will temporarily cross over the limit set by the Paris climate agreement.

The report was released by scientists from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), an agency of the United Nations.

WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas claimed in a statement, “These are more than just statistics. Increasing temperatures mean more melting ice, higher sea levels, more heat waves and other extreme weather, and greater impacts on food security, health, the environment and sustainable development,” reported USA Today.

The historic Paris climate agreement 2015 had established a target of keeping warming to a few tenths of a degree warmer than present times.

The report released on Thursday claims that there is a 40% predictability that during at least one of the next five years, the temperature will be 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) higher than pre-industrial times – the more harsh of two Paris goals.

The probability of temporarily making it to 1.5 degrees has roughly doubled in comparison with last year’s predictions, the WMO stated.