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| UN Climate Report Draws Grim Picture by beejaay(op): 10:15pm On Sep 27, 2013 |
The UN's last report in 2007 suggested the Earth would warm between 2C and 4.3C on pre-industrial levels by 2100. This report updates that. Even with drastic cuts to greenhouse gas emissions, it says temperatures will still almost certainly rise 1.5C. More likely, it says, we will see a rise of at least 2C, possibly as much as 4C. The report says sea levels are rising faster than they previously thought, and by 2100 the oceans will be between 26cm and 97cm higher. That's bad news for millions of people living in low lying areas, which are fast becoming prone to flooding. | Continue reading Tarek Bazely's blog post here http://blogs.aljazeera.com/blog/europe/un-climate-report-draws-grim-picture |
| Re: UN Climate Report Draws Grim Picture by beejaay(op): 10:16pm On Sep 27, 2013 |
beejaay: The UN's last report in 2007 suggested the Earth would warm between 2C and 4.3C on pre-industrial levels by 2100. This report updates that. Even with drastic cuts to greenhouse gas emissions, it says temperatures will still almost certainly rise 1.5C. More likely, it says, we will see a rise of at least 2C, possibly as much as 4C. The report says sea levels are rising faster than they previously thought, and by 2100 the oceans will be between 26cm and 97cm higher. That's bad news for millions of people living in low lying areas, which are fast becoming prone to flooding. | Continue reading Tarek Bazely's blog post herei will sure be dead by this time so no biggie ![]() |
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