01 · Verified factual core
What happened
The World Meteorological Organization projects annual global temperatures in 2026–2030 at 1.3°C to 1.9°C above the 1850–1900 average. It gives a 91% chance that at least one of those years temporarily exceeds 1.5°C and an 86% chance that one surpasses 2024 as the warmest on record.
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02 · System analysis
What is driving it
- Accumulated greenhouse-gas concentrations
- Ocean heat and energy imbalance
- Urban heat and infrastructure exposure
- Interdependence of food, insurance, housing and mobility systems
The exact location and timing of extreme events remain difficult to predict, but the direction of rising physical and financial exposure is increasingly clear.
03 · Human meaning
What this changes for you
Mobility, housing quality, insurance, health and access to essential provision are becoming part of one continuity decision rather than separate lifestyle choices.
What this changes for cities
Cities need heat resilience, distributed provision, adaptable housing and civic systems that can continue operating through disruption.
Peace · PromisePeace must include continuity: the practical confidence that life can remain coherent as conditions change.
04 · Response
What is being built
The Living Continuum is being developed as a housing and mobility category for people who need continuity across locations, alongside resilient local provision within Eden Core cities.
05 · Evidence trail
Sources
World Meteorological Organization · 28 May 2026
World Meteorological Organization · 28 May 2026
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