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October 8, 2018

U.N. Climate Panel: Only 12 Years Left to Mitigate Climate Catastrophe
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The United Nations' climate panel warns in a new report that humanity
has only a dozen years to mitigate climate change or face global
catastrophe-with severe droughts, floods, sea level rise and extreme
heat set to cause mass displacement and poverty. The landmark report by
the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change-the IPCC-warns dramatic
action is needed over the next 12 years to hold global temperature rise
below 1.5 degrees Celsius, or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit, beyond which
global crises could unfold at a rapid pace. The report comes as Governor
Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency in parts of Florida, as
forecasters predict Tropical Storm Michael could strengthen to become a
major hurricane as it makes landfall late Wednesday.


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