The World Meteorological Society latest annual report projects global temperatures will climb to record highs over the next five years — including the increasing likelihood that temperatures will breach the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold considered necessary to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. The World’s Carolyn Beeler speaks with climate scientist Alice Alpert about what the WMO found, the consequences of our heat trajectory, and why it isn’t too late to mitigate the effects of climate change.
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