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The already accumulated carbon in the air and near certainty of average temperatures exceeding 2 deg C signal greater dangers ahead.
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Vinod Thomas
Climate disasters like the deadly heatwaves that scorched South-east and South Asia
The already accumulated carbon in the air and near certainty of average temperatures rising by more than 2 deg C – the threshold for limiting global warming agreed on internationally – signal greater dangers ahead.
