We have already seen global average temperatures rise by 0.8 °C due to human causes, resulting in devastating effects like drought, extreme weather, flooding, and heat waves. (ice911.org)
These pledges constitute a good foundation, but are not enough to keep the world below the internationally agreed maximum global average temperature rise of 2 degrees Celsius. (globaleducationmagazine.com)
And, of course, if under such a scenario it is vulnerable, it continues to become more vulnerable as average temperatures rise and extreme events become more frequent, and more extreme. (chimalaya.org)