Last chance to limit the damage: IPCC study shows climate emergency worse than earlier predictions

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A child born today is likely to face three to four times as many extreme weather events over their lifetime than their grandparents did Source: Getty / Mike Hollingshead/Getty Images

A key climate change report has found humans have some ability to confront the global climate emergency but the changes still pose a major threat to natural systems and people.


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