If all of that ice melts, sea levels will rise by several meters, though there will be regional differences. The Greenland ice sheet, the second largest body of ice in the world which covers roughly 80 percent of the country, has been melting and its glaciers retreating at an accelerated pace in recent years due to warmer temperatures. Alastair Grant/AP Show More Show Less 3 of7 FILE - Icebergs float in a fjord after calving off from glaciers on the Greenland ice sheet in southeastern Greenland, Aug. The 1.5 figure, which stands for the internationally accepted goal of trying to limit future warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), is the “overarching objective” of the Glasgow climate talks, called Sharma. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. (Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP, File) Michael Buholzer/AP Show More Show Less 2 of7 FILE - Alok Sharma President of the COP26 summit speaks on Energy at the COP26 U.N. It's keeping warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius since pre-industrial times.
That's the chief but elusive goal of negotiations.
The overarching phrase that dominates Glasgow climate talks is simply a number: 1.5.
1 of7 FILE - People attend a Climate Strike demonstration in Zurich, Switzerland, Nov.
