Rising temperatures (click here) will bring more extreme weather, food and water
shortages, and irreversible changes to ecosystems that result in coral
death, forest loss and species extinction, according to a new UN report.
The study, released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change at a meeting of scientists and government representatives in Japan, also says the world is ill-prepared to face these risks.
Risk widespread
World Resources Institute climate analyst Kelly Levin says no region is left untouched.
“The biggest take-home message is that climate change is widespread and consequential,” she said. “We see statements with regard to the impacts of coastal flooding associated with sea level rise, and - without adaptation - the idea that by the end of the century we could have hundreds of millions [of people] exposed and displaced because of coastal flooding.”...
The study, released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change at a meeting of scientists and government representatives in Japan, also says the world is ill-prepared to face these risks.
Risk widespread
World Resources Institute climate analyst Kelly Levin says no region is left untouched.
“The biggest take-home message is that climate change is widespread and consequential,” she said. “We see statements with regard to the impacts of coastal flooding associated with sea level rise, and - without adaptation - the idea that by the end of the century we could have hundreds of millions [of people] exposed and displaced because of coastal flooding.”...