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Pacific islands to face food shortages due to global warming: Scientists
The Pacific islands will face food shortages, and drinking water will be affected by rising seas, scientists said Wednesday, as a U.N. report found the world would fail to limit global warming to 1.5°C.
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The Pacific islands will face food shortages, and drinking water will be affected by rising seas, scientists said Wednesday, as a U.N. report found the world would fail to limit global warming to 1.5°C. A U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) report projected global temperature rise will peak at 1.8°C above preindustrial levels, overshooting a goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C set by the Paris Agreement.
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