Charles Darwin's grave painted with dire environmental warning: '1.5 is dead'

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Charles Darwin's grave painted with dire environmental warning: '1.5 is dead'
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Environmental activists in the U.K. painted Charles Darwin’s grave in Westminster Abbey on Monday with the words '1.5 is dead,' referencing the critical climate threshold that the world temporarily passed in 2024.

In this undated file photo, British scientist Charles Robert Darwin, founder of the theory for the evolution of life is seen at an unknown location. Environmental activists in the U.K. painted Charles Darwin’s grave in Westminster Abbey on Monday with the words “1.5 is dead,” referencing the critical climate threshold that the world temporarily passed in 2024.

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