Global warming accelerates at triple the past rate: IPCC

By 2040, Earth's temperature will be 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels

Rising temperatures are expected to make extinctions more common, harming sensitive species such as coral. (Courtesy of the ARC Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies)

DAISUKE ABE, Nikkei staff writer

July 24, 2018 06:31 JST

TOKYO -- The rise in global temperatures is on track to reach 1.5 C by around 2040, according to a United Nations draft report, requiring robust action to minimize the impact of increasingly severe weather and rising sea levels.