Limiting global warming to 2C would not ‘rule out’ extreme impacts
Article written by Ayesha Tandon for Carbon Brief, republished with the author’s permission. Ayesha Tandon , is Science Correspondent for Climate Brief. Ayesha holds an MSci in Natural Sciences, specializing in Climate Science, from the University of Exeter. She previously worked at the UK Met Office as a Climate Science Communicator. This was first published in Carbon Brief here. A resident walks through inundated streets in Nong Khai city, Thailand. Credit: Adryel Talamantes / Alamy Stock Photo Limiting warming to 2C above pre-industrial temperatures may not be enough to prevent "extreme global climate outcomes," according to research published in Nature The authors simulate climate extremes – such as drought in breadbasket regions and flooding in populated areas – under a 2C warming scenario using a range of different global climate models. They find that the “worst-case” model projections in a 2C warmer world are often more severe than t...