Risks of Global Warming Rising: Is It Too Late to Reverse Course?

The risk of catastrophic climate change is getting worse, according to a new study from scientists involved with the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Threats--ranging from the destruction of coral reefs to more extreme weather events like hurricanes, droughts and floods--are becoming more likely at the temperature change already underway: as little as 1.8 degree Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius) of warming in global average temperatures. [More]

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