It likely would only be a fleeting and less worrisome flirtation with the agreed-upon climate danger point, the United Nations weather agency said Wednesday. But climate scientists said what’s likely to happen in the next five years isn’t the same as failing the global goal. The world has been inching closer to the 1.5-degree threshold due to human-caused climate change for years. The real concern is the deep water of oceans, which absorb an overwhelming majority of the world’s human-caused warming, leading to a steady rise in ocean heat content and new records set regularly. “That’s what we need to be focused on.”___Follow AP’s climate and environment coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/climate-and-environment___Follow Seth Borenstein on Twitter at @borenbears___

Source: Huffington Post May 17, 2023 17:26 UTC