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With global temperatures expected to exceed 1.5°C, the report -- produced by 160 scientists across 87 institutions in 23 countries -- urges governments to limit any temperature overshoot to prevent further irreversible changes.

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Although there have been no plane crashes in Nigeria for several years, there have been cases of aircraft overshooting the runway and tyres bursting during landing.

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"Overall, there's more undershooting than overshooting of fertility ideals," she says.

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Things did not go according to plan with the pair experiencing an overshoot that left Letisha with a nasty shoulder injury.

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Don't overshoot the mark on the crust and accidentally let the interior temp. get away from you.

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