Scientists are trying to solve the mystery of whether global warming is speeding up. A new study says it has the answer
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Key Points:
- A new study published in Geophysical Research Letters finds that global warming has accelerated significantly over the past decade, with the Earth warming by 0.35°C between 2015 and 2025 compared to 0.2°C per decade from 1970 to 2015, marking a 75% increase.
- This acceleration suggests the world may surpass the critical 1.5°C global warming limit before 2030, earlier than previous projections that anticipated crossing this threshold in the 2030s.
- The study analyzed five major global temperature data sets and filtered out short-term natural climate variations such as El Niño, volcanic eruptions, and solar cycles to isolate the long-term warming trend.
- While some scientists praise the study's
