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Today (August 9), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report compiling the planet’s most up-to-date information about climate change. The report, which was written by 234 authors from around the world and cites data from over 14,000 studies, warns policymakers and the public that climate change is unequivocally caused by human action—and that we’re running out of time to reverse it.
According to the report, global temperatures have warmed by about 1.1 degrees Celsius since pre-industrial times, and without any reduction in emissions, within the next 40 years those temperatures will meet or exceed 2.0 degrees Celsius—the cap set by the Paris Accords in 2015.
According to The Washington Post, warming of over 2 degrees Celsius could be enough for Greenland’s ice sheet to melt, which would cause sea levels to rise globally by more than 6 feet. Effects ...
