Climate Change Impact and Global Warming

• Global temperatures reached a record-breaking 1.5 degrees C in 2024, indicating a risk of irreversible climate change.

• The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) has weakened by about 15% since 1950.

• Scientists fear the world’s reefs have reached a point of no return due to a fourth and largest mass coral bleaching event.

• Ocean warming intensifies storms, drying waterways and sapping moisture from forests, leading to bigger and hotter wildfires.

• The Amazon experienced its worst drought since 1950, with 10-47% of the Amazon expected to face combined heat and drought stresses by 2050.

• Global forests are struggling to absorb as much carbon dioxide as in the past.

• Climate change could boost volcanic eruptions, as seen in Iceland.