A 5 degree Fahrenheit warming for the whole world means only 1 degree at the equator, but 12 degrees at the poles.[1] Global temperatures have already risen about .8 degrees Celsius, or 1.4 degree Fahrenheit.

the mercury is already up more than 1 degree Fahrenheit (0.8 degree Celsius), and even more in sensitive polar regions. And the effects of rising temperatures aren’t waiting for some far-flung future. They’re happening right now. Signs are appearing all over, and some of them are surprising. The heat is not only melting glaciers and sea ice, it’s also shifting precipitation patterns and setting animals on the move.