2026: The Year the 1.5°C Limit Dies and the Decade of Extremes Begins

2026 is projected to shatter temperature records as El Niño converges with fossil-fuel warming, making the 1.5°C Paris threshold a permanently breached reality. This marks not a temporary spike but the start of a decade of unprecedented heat extremes, forcing a systemic pivot from mitigation ideals to urgent adaptation and resilience strategies.