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why keeping warming under 1.5℃ is a life-or-death matter for tidal marshes

  • Written by: Neil Saintilan, Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
why keeping warming under 1.5℃ is a life-or-death matter for tidal marshesImage: Pamela Marcum, GTM Research Reserve, Florida, Author provided

It may not always be clear why global temperature rise must be kept below 1.5℃, compared to 2℃ or 3℃. Research published today in the journal Science shows this apparently small distinction will make all the difference for the world’s tidal marshes.

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