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5 Terrifying Facts Leaked UN Climate Report
Posted by Climate Desk: James West on August 29th, 2014
Climate Desk: Even if we slash greenhouse gases immediately, the dangerous effects of global warming will continue for centuries to come.
How many synonyms for "grim" can I pack into one article? I had to consult the thesaurus: ghastly, horrid, awful, shocking, grisly, gruesome.
This week, a big report from the UN`s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was leaked before publication, and it confirmed, yet again, the grim--dire, frightful--reality the we face if we don`t slash our global greenhouse gas...
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Obama Says Climate Change Not A Hoax, Extreme Weather Not A Joke
Posted by Climate Desk: James West on September 7th, 2012
Climate Desk: President Obama, often shy of turning climate change into a marquee campaign issue, last night made a full-throated endorsement of climate action, calling out Governor Romney and the Republicans as disbelievers of reality, and jokesters about a real threat. He also explicitly linked this summer's extreme weather to global warming.
"And yes," he said to some of the longest applause of the night, "my plan will continue to reduce the carbon pollution that is heating our planet – because climate change...