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IPCC report: The 10 key conclusions

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As underscored by recent flooding, heatwaves, and wildfires across parts of North America, Europe, Asia and Africa, the report makes clear that climate change is accelerating and intensifying across every region of the planet. Natural carbon sinks become less effective as emissions rise. by the 2100.

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Inside the University of Chicago’s controversial solar geoengineering initiative

Grist

degrees Celsius warmer than the pre-industrial average, due to the vast amounts of heat-trapping carbon dioxide that humans have added to the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels. After the Tambora volcano in Indonesia erupted in 1815, parts of Europe and North America saw a “year without summer.” degree Celsius (0.9