Incoming storm, Kuta beach. Photo source: ©© NadiO
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The planet is “very, very far away” from meeting the 2.0-degree goal, said co-author Bill Hare, a lead writer of the major 2007 UN scientific report on climate change and director at Potsdam-based research group Climate Analytics.
A study by the group found that the world at current rates, is heading towards a warming of well over 3.0 degrees. The higher rate puts the world at risk to major problems such as more frequent wildfires and rising sea levels — a top concern for low-lying nations, and could easily result in massive damage to vulnerable ecosystems from one end of the planet to another…