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A resident flees the village of Gouves, on the island of Evia, Greece, on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. Elevated risk of fires is just one of the effects of climate change being felt all over the world.

A resident flees the village of Gouves, on the island of Evia, Greece, on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. Elevated risk of fires is just one of the effects of climate change being felt all over the world.

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Climate Scientists Reach ‘Unequivocal’ Consensus on Human-Made Warming in Landmark Report

The first major assessment from the UN-backed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in nearly a decade sees no end to rising temperatures before 2050.

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An epochal new report from the world’s top climate scientists warns that the planet will warm by 1.5° Celsius in the next two decades without drastic moves to eliminate greenhouse gas pollution. The finding from the United Nations-backed group throws a key goal of the Paris Agreement into danger as signs of climate change become apparent across every part of the world.

The latest scientific assessment from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for the first time speaks with certainty about the total responsibility of human activity for rising temperatures. The scientists forecast no end to warming trends until emissions cease.

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