.ON FEBRUARY 8TH the Copernicus Weather Adjustment Service, an EU company, revealed that in the 1 year to January 31st the planet's temperature had actually been, on average, 1.52 u00b0 C higher than pre-industrial degrees. The Paris contract, a temperature treaty of 2015, focused nations to always keep the surge in "worldwide standard temp ... properly listed below 2 u00b0 C above pre-industrial degrees" and also find to confine it to 1.5 u00b0 C. Can individuals say that the world has gone beyond one of the Paris landmarks? If it has not, what will be actually required to make such a claim?