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Hoping for a 'new normal' climate is pointless. We must learn to adapt

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Briefings

A 2026 article argues that climate change has surpassed the threshold for mitigation, making the 'new normal' impossible to achieve. The evidence states that current efforts cannot prevent temperature rise beyond 1.5°C, with the future already projected to see catastrophic events like lethal heat, glacial melt, and megafires. The author concludes that adaptation is the only viable path forward.

Key points

• The article asserts that it is now impossible to hold global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
• The future is projected to bring lethal heat, glacial melt, and megafires as a direct consequence of unmitigated warming.

Context and limitations

The evidence is a single article from October 2026, with no data on historical temperature records, specific regional impacts, or long-term climate models beyond the stated projections.

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