The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a special report today on the impacts of global warming of 1.5℃ above pre-industrial levels.
The report outlines the considerable challenges of meeting the Paris Agreement’s more ambitious goal of limiting warming to 1.5℃, the global effort needed to achieve the target, and the consequences of not.
The highlights of the report are presented below:



Fertile land for growing vegetables is at risk — but a scientific discovery could turn the tide
Rise of the Zombie Bugs takes readers on a jaw-dropping tour of the parasite world
We combed through old botanical surveys to track how plants on Australia’s islands are changing
How to create a thriving forest, not box-checking ‘tree cover’
Extreme heat, flooding, wildfires – Colorado’s formerly incarcerated people on the hazards they faced behind bars
Drug pollution in water is making salmon take more risks – new research
Parasites are ecological dark matter – and they need protecting 



