Why 2 degrees Celsius is climate change’s magic number
Clip: 12/2/2015 | 7m 28s
William Brangham offers some background on that climate science target.
We hear all the time that we need to stop the planet from warming an additional two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Why is that specific number so important though? And what happens if we exceed that limit? William Brangham offers some background on that climate science target.
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Why 2 degrees Celsius is climate change’s magic number
Clip: 12/2/2015 | 7m 28s
We hear all the time that we need to stop the planet from warming an additional two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Why is that specific number so important though? And what happens if we exceed that limit? William Brangham offers some background on that climate science target.
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