What Happens if Earth Gets 2°C Warmer?

Over the last 20 years, 2°C has been referenced in climate policies and agreements made by the Council of the European Union, the G8 (now the G7), and more. So what makes two degrees so important? -- Producer/Video by: Jason Lederman Narrator: Amy Schellenbaum Media/Archive NASA NOAA Pond5 U.S. Department of Energy U.S. Department of Defense U.S. Department of State Prelinger Archive/archive.org DepositPhotos.com Google Earth Pixabay Wikimedia Commons Samuel Barst CC by 2.0 http://ift.tt/2Gz49o8 http://ift.tt/2vJvEdV http://ift.tt/2Gz49Va Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) http://ift.tt/2g2HKYF Music APM Music Interviews Dr. Dan Horton, Northwestern University Dr. Manoj Joshi, University of East Anglia Special Thanks Yale University Stockholm Environment Institute Tom McNamara Amy Schellenbaum Rachel Feltman Sara Chodosh Samuel Barst -- FOLLOW POPULAR SCIENCE https://www.popsci.com Facebook: http://ift.tt/1mDk8YO Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/popsci Instagram: http://ift.tt/2ieE7iU Snapchat: http://ift.tt/2fSZV2X Pinterest: http://ift.tt/2idLrLJ