Pacific islands to face food shortages due to global warming: Scientists

September 2, 2026 · 4:00 am 4 sources

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• Global heating will hit at least 1.8C, UN warns, and there are ‘no good outcomes’
  The Guardian · September 2, 2026 04:00
  But scientists say the world could get back to 1.5C through deep, rapid emissions cuts and removing carbon from the atmosphere Global heating will reach at least 1.8C under even the most optimistic future, well beyond the Paris agreement goal of 1.5C, according to a UN report that warns every…

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• U.N. admits exceeding Paris Agreement’s 1.5-degree-C warming target is “unavoidable”
  Scientific American · September 2, 2026 20:15
  The world is set to blow past the Paris Agreement’s longtime threshold “within the next few years,” according to a new report
• UN report says global warming will surpass the goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius
  Engadget · September 2, 2026 20:18
  Climate scientists now aim to minimize time spent above the limit from the Paris Agreement.

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• Pacific islands to face food shortages due to global warming: Scientists
  Phys.org · September 3, 2026 00:40
  The Pacific islands will face food shortages, and drinking water will be affected by rising seas, scientists said Wednesday, as a U.N. report found the world would fail to limit global warming to 1.5°C.