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Fez- A new report by the UK Met Office has revealed that the probability of earth exceeding 1,5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial level is about 48% for the 2022- 2026 period.
A 1.5°C warming would mean an increase in the average temperature on the entire planet. The rise is measured from the average temperature in the mid to nineteenth century, when the industrial revolution began, which kickstarted climate change.
In 2015, the Paris climate agreement set its long-term goal to limit global warming rise at below 2°C. There is now a 90% chance that at least one of the upcoming five years can surpass the warmest year ever, recorded in 2016.
Dr. Leon Hermanson of the Met Office said: “A single year of exceedance above 1.5°C does not mean we have breached the iconic threshold of the Paris Agreement, but it does reveal that we are edging ever closer to a situation where 1.5°C could be exceeded for an extended period.”
Global warming levels reaching their set limits means that the earth’s entire system could deteriorate. The rise in the global temperature would lead to more droughts, natural disasters, and more glaciers melting.
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Morocco has experienced an increase in the frequency of droughts over the past 50 years, threatening the country’s water supply. High temperatures and diminished rainfall are also disrupting food security and reducing Morocco’s agricultural productivity.
A study by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported the potential impacts of global temperatures rising above the industrial level at both 1.5°C and 2°C.
The results could lead to 1.7 billion people experiencing extreme heat waves at least once every five years and up to 100 million more people becoming more exposed to climate-related poverty and risks.
Sea levels would rise another 10 centimeters and coral reefs, a vital ecosystem on earth, could decline by 99% around the world.
The biggest culprit of climate change is the use of oil, coal, and gas resulting in greenhouse gasses (GHG). If earth can cut its emissions in half by 2030 and move to cleaner energies, then the climate crisis can be reversed.
Although Morocco is a low emitter of GHG, the country has adopted ambitious climate targets as part of its contribution to climate change, especially in the renewable energy sector.
