0.5ÂºC of extra warming could flood out 50 lakh people: Study
Restricting global warming to 1.5ÂºC above pre-industrial levels, instead of the 2ÂºC as agreed in the Paris climate deal, could avoid the displacement of 50 lakh people by year 2150, a Princeton University-led literature review has found. The study gave an example of New York, where floods could occur annually due to a 1.5-degree rise, instead of biannually for 2ÂºC.