For the first time ever, Earth is set to surpass the 1.5-degree critical climate threshold in the next five years – a phenomenon that would be detrimental to the environment.

According to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), temperatures have continued to rise steadily over the last years, as the world has made little to no change to move away from fossil fuels.

It has been reported that there’s a 98% chance that the next five years will be the warmest ever on record. 

While surpassing the 1.5-degree could only be a temporary reality, many ecosystems will suffer, if not perish, extreme weather will become more frequent, and sea levels will continue to rise.

“This report does not mean that we will permanently exceed the 1.5 degrees Celsius level specified in the Paris Agreement which refers to long-term warming over many years,” WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said.

However, WMO is sounding the alarm that we will breach the 1.5 degrees Celsius level on a temporary basis with increasing frequency.

Do you feel the world is doing its best to mitigate this growing reality?