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Flooding. there are all sorts of -- people calling climate change a threat multiplier. a lot of the issues that may have existed in the past are expected to get worse as the climate warms. theres been a fair amount of warming. weve warmed about 1 degree celsius since the industrial revolution. there are effects that are being seen. developing countries, those who havent done much to cause climate change but are seeing the effects and are worried about the long-term future, they want to see that ...

John, thank you for your reporting there. this has been described as a sweeping agreement. for an environmental law professor that we spoke to earlier, this is very sobering. heres what patrick parenteau had to say. >> this is more of a political agreement than legal document, frankly. its important, certainly for the nations to commit to what theyve committed to and to commit to ratcheting up the pledges that have been made. but the time frame is very short. the amount of carbon that were put...

Global problem, it requires all the countries to work together to see whats in their self-interest and to hopefully find some financing, some new industries out of that. also to do it on behalf of the rest of the world. >> john, correct to say it will take 55 countries to sign on to this and mainly those larger countries for this deal to actually take effect, correct? >> reporter: yeah, that is correct. 55 countries and totaling 55% of global emission. i dont see that happening. i see that more ...

Horizon, not finalized because of these talks but keep it in our sights. >> still very hopeful. john sutter in paris, thank you so much. talk to you soon. >> thank you. india stepped up rescue efforts in the city where massive floods left thousands stranded. the government has rescued about 28,000 people. floodwaters are receding and emergency officials say power has been restored to more than 90% of the city. were joined with a reporter in india. millions of people are desperate for relief. h...

Understand both the beauty but also the fragility of the island eco systems. >> president obama citing his childhood spent in hawaii and indonesia. meeting with nations that face the disappearance of their islands. tonight we imagine the plight, the islanders could join a flood of climate refugees as john sutter found out. ♪ >> reporter: this is a country way out in the pacific. its already super tiny, and its about to get smaller. why is that? the country is sinking. or the ocean is rising, d...

Theres a question of financing on the table. theres also the idea of when theyre going to review the process. we havent finished an agreement here at cop 21, but one of the major sticking points is how often these commitments from countries to reduce the pollution will be reviewed, and how often they have to ratchet up their ambitions. thats important. underlying this whole process is the idea of a 2 degree celsius target for warming. if we cross that mark, were in dangerous territory. the goals...

Sutter for this conversation, because it hasnt stopped everything. in place de la republiqurepublie were protests that turned vial en. we have the writer of the two degrees project, john sutter. how is it set up in terms of the goals and in terms of what were seeing with the protests? >> i think a lot of people are disappointed that the protests and clashes with police are distracting from whats happening here at cop21. the demonstrators i talked to were essentially trying to come out and show t...

Paris havent stopped him. if anything, hes more determined to arrive with a message of hope. john sutter, cnn, france. and youll get complete coverage of the cop21 summit on a special section of our website. also reports on the climate change debate from the field from the community thats standing up to coal mining efforts to why that steak you enjoy is a bigger carbon footprint than you might think. its all at cnn.com/2 degrees. in the united states, across the central plains, ice storms co...

Acidity by 30% since the industrial revolution. this is urgent. this isnt something thats come to mind quickly. its astounding to see the statistics, something that we have never experienced before, highlighting that red flag that we need to deal with this in an urgent manner. >> derek out there, and cnn is exploring climate change with it two degrees initiative. john sutter explains the importance of that number on our website. thats at cnn.com/specials. >> still to come this hour on cnn news r...

Now its time to change the list. a digital team that brings the topics from the bottom of the list. the latest subject is a pretty tough one, not appropriate for children because we will talk now about the state of alaska and it has the highest rate of rape in the nation. 37% of women there are sexually assaulted. the obvious question is why? why is this happening there? apparently a big factor. it takes days for police to get in and out of the towns because its so remote. cnns digital columnist...