cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/collapse/p/1581274/met-office-2026-will-bring-heat-more-than-1-4c-above-preindustrial-levels

Levels of carbon dioxide clogging the atmosphere soared to unprecedented levels last year, a UN report found in October. As well as the unrelenting burning of fossil fuels and the fallout from rampant wildfires, scientists fear the Earth’s natural “carbon sinks” may be beginning to fail.