There are many signs that the warming of the earth's global average temperature is exceeding 1.5 degrees. A new research study from the Potsdam Institute shows that it risks leading to a permanent slowdown of the Gulf Stream.
The Arctic's summer ice will melt 40 percent faster than today and also have long-term consequences with the permafrost thawing. There will be more water vapor in the atmosphere with more extreme precipitation and extreme drought. Sweden may see a repeat of the summer of 2018, when 700 Swedes died of heat-related stress.