UN Acknowledges Global Warming to Exceed 1.5°C, Rate Doubled

• The UN has acknowledged that global warming will exceed 1.5°C.
• Climate scientists have concluded that the rate of warming has effectively doubled over the past decade.
• This year may be seen as a turning point in the climate crisis.
• The world may be approaching climate tipping points that could exacerbate the crisis.
• Wildfire haze turned San Francisco orange in September 2020.