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Will we keep the global temperature rise by 2020 to < 1° C?

18%chance

18%chance

ResolvedNo

ResolvedNo

The community gave this a 18% chance, and it resolved No.

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Opened:

Apr 23, 2016

Closes:

Jun 1, 2017

Resolved:

Jan 16, 2021

Spot Scoring Time:

Apr 24, 2016

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