Hoping for a 'new normal' climate is pointless. We must learn to adapt

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What happened

Climate change is worsening.

There's now no chance of holding temperature rise to 1.5°C.

The future will bring worsening floods, glacial melt, megafires and lethal heat.

Key facts

  • There's now no chance of holding temperature rise to 1.5°C.
  • Reported by Phys.org and published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:40:07 UTC.

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