How does climate change affect us?


Darshan Joshi

WITHIN the average human body, a temperature rise of 2°C is the difference between a state of regular functioning (37°C) and a raging fever (39°C).

With regards to climate change, the ‘2°C limit’ is often cited as a reference to the “global warming limit” stipulated in the 2015 Paris United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (the Paris Agreement). The scientific consensus is that there are tremendous risks associated with global temperatures exceeding this target. For the Maldives, a 2°C increase is the difference between island resorts going underwater, and staying afloat. For Arctic wildlife, it is the difference between having, and not having, ice to live on.


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