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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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Climate change is creating security threats around the world - and militaries are responding

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A range of climate scenarios have been forecast - but common to all is increased frequency and scale of extreme weather events, more droughts and floods, melting of ice caps and permafrost, rise in sea levels, and oceanic acidification and deoxygenation. The UN reports that temperature increases in the Sahel region of Africa will be 1.5