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Thursday 10 sepTember 2020
UN report: Increased warming closing in on agreed upon limit

By SETH BORENSTEIN Paris climate goals, he said.
AP Science Writer Some countries, including
The world is getting closer the U.S. and many in Eu-
to passing a temperature rope, are reducing emis-
limit set by global leaders sions of heat-trapping car-
five years ago and may ex- bon dioxide, but Taalas
ceed it in the next decade said the world is on a path
or so, according to a new that will be 5.4 degrees (3
United Nations report. degrees Celsius) warmer
In the next five years, the compared with the late
world has nearly a 1-in-4 19th century. That would
chance of experiencing a be above the Paris ac-
year that's hot enough to cord's less stringent 2-de-
put the global temperature gree Celsius target.
at 2.7 degrees (1.5 degrees The latest report was the
Celsius) above pre-indus- U.N.'s annual update on
trial times, according to a "climate disruption" caused
new science update re- by the burning of coal,
leased Wednesday by the oil and gas. It highlighted
U.N., World Meteorologi- more than just increasing
cal Organization and other temperatures and rising
global science groups. sea levels. "Record heat,
That 1.5 degrees Celsius is ice loss, wildfires, floods and
the more stringent of two In this Monday, April 27, 2020 file photo, dry river banks of Germany's most important river, the droughts continue to wors-
limits set in 2015 by world Rhine, lie exposed in front of the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany. en, affecting communities,
leaders in the Paris climate Associated Press. nations and economies
change agreement. A 2018 The warming that has al- The world already has very likely to happen in the around the world," United
U.N. science report said a ready occurred has "in- warmed nearly 2 degrees next decade if we don't Nations Secretary-General
world hotter than that still creased the odds of ex- (1.1 degrees Celsius) since change our behavior." Antonio Guterres wrote in a
survives, but chances of treme events that are un- the late 1800s, and the last That's potentially faster foreword. Guterres said big
dangerous problems in- precedented in our histori- five years are hotter than than what a 2018 U.N. re- polluting countries, like Chi-
crease tremendously. cal experience," Stanford the previous five years, the port found: that the world na, the United States and
The report comes on the University climate scientist report said. The speed-up was likely to hit 1.5 degrees India, need to become
heels of a weekend of Noah Diffenbaugh said. could be temporary, or it sometime between 2030 carbon neutral, adding no
weather gone wild around For example, historical might not be. There's both and 2052. heat-trapping gas to the
the U.S.: Scorching heat, global warming has in- man-made warming and Breakthrough Institute cli- atmosphere, by 2050.
record California wild- creased the odds of re- natural warming from a mate scientist Zeke Haus- If they don't, "all the ef-
fires and two more Atlan- cord-setting hot extremes strong El Nino weather pat- father, who wasn't part of fort will not be enough,"
tic storms that set records at more than 80% of the tern in the past five years, the new report, said the Guterres said at a press
for earliest 16th and 17th globe, and has "doubled or said World Meteorological document was a good conference Wednesday.
named storms. even tripled the odds over Organization Secretary- update of what scientists The report spotlights un-
Earlier this year, Death Val- the region of California and General Petteri Taalas. already know. It is "abun- precedented wildfires in
ley hit 130 degrees (54.4 the western U.S. that has "The probability of 1.5 de- dantly clear that rapid cli- the Amazon, the Arctic
degrees Celsius) and Sibe- experienced record-setting grees (Celsius) is growing mate change is continuing and Australia. California is
ria hit 100 degrees (38 de- heat in recent weeks," Dif- year by year," Taalas told and the world is far from on fighting record wildfires as
grees Celsius). fenbaugh added. The Associated Press. "It's track" toward meeting the the report was issued.q

Palestinian FM urges Arab states to dismiss Israel-UAE deal

Arab states to dismiss a deal establishing a Pal- Arab League in Wednes- quake" that hit the Arab
deal between the United estinian state on lands day's meeting that the consensus over the Pales-
Arab Emirates and Israel captured by Israel in 1967. Palestinian Authority tinian cause and he urged
to normalize relations, de- That steadfast support for called for an emergency Arab foreign ministers to
scribing the agreement the Palestinians, however, meeting following the an- reject the deal, "otherwise
scheduled to be finalized has begun to weaken in nouncement of the UAE- our meeting will be con-
next week as "an earth- recent years, in large part Israeli deal. sidered a blessing or collu-
quake." because of shared enmi- He said one Arab League sion with it, or a cover for
The UAE and Israel an- ty with Israel toward Iran member opposed a Pal- it."
nounced the deal to es- and Iranian proxies in the estinian request to add Hossam Zaki, the Arab
tablish full diplomatic rela- region. The Palestinians an item to the meeting League's deputy secre-
In this Sept. 26, 2018, file tions on Aug. 13. It reflect- have repeatedly voiced agenda, an apparent ref- tary general, told a news
photo, Palestinian minister of ed a changing Middle their rejection of the U.S.- erence to a Palestinian-in- conference in Cairo that
foreign affairs Riyad al-Malki East in which shared con- brokered Israel-UAE deal troduced draft resolution the foreign ministers failed
speaks to reporters following cerns about archenemy as trading away one of on the deal. Al-Malki did to reach a compromise
a meeting in New York. Iran have largely overtak- the few cards they have not name the country. on a resolution on the
Associated Press. en traditional Arab sup- in moribund peace talks The meeting was held on- UAE-Israeli deal because
By SAMY MAGDY Associ- port for the Palestinians. with Israel to establish their line because of the coro- of differences between
ated Press Most of the Arab world own independent state — navirus pandemic. the Palestinians and Emir-
CAIRO (AP) — The Pal- has long rejected diplo- the Arab boycott of Israel. Al-Malki described the ates on the wording of
estinian foreign minister matic ties with Israel in Palestinian Foreign Minis- deal between the UAE the Palestinian-introduced
Wednesday called on the absence of a peace ter Riyad al-Malki told the and Israel as "an earth- draft.q