Wildfires, floods, droughts: Global warming on Earth heads towards 'catastrophic' levels, reports UN
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The planet is heading towards a 2.7 degrees Celsius warmer Earth which is above the pre-industrial levels, as per a global emissions targets report by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. A similar report in August showed global temperature warming to nearly 1.2 degrees. Scientists opine that countries need to slash 45% of its emissions by the year 2030 to reach carbon neutrality by mid-century.