Earth's average temperature on the rise, report warns

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A statistic on Earth's average temperature from the World Meteorological Organization is cause for concern. The WMO issued a warning earlier this month that it is conceivable that Earth's average temperature from now through 2028 will, for a brief time, surpass 1.5° Celsius, or 34.7° F. This likelihood has risen to an 80% probability.

It's important to know that the 1.5°C climate threshold is the level of warming that the countries who signed the Paris Agreement in 2015 have agreed to try and stay below.