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Putting it too optimistically? we think putting it too optimistically? - think the mountain and polar glaciers, the smaller glaciers and also arctic sea ice could somehow reversible changes. so if we limit warming and eventually reduce temperatures further, those could regrow and restore to some degree. the ice sheets are much slower to respond, so greenland and antarctica will keep responding for hundreds, if not thousands of years and combined with the warming of the ocean, which makes it expand and contribute to sea—level rise, that mean sea levels will remain elevated for thousands of ye...

The report warns that the global average temperature rise could reach or exceed 1.5 celsius in the next 20 years — ten years sooner than expected. it said rising temperatures will cause more frequent, extreme weather events across the globe. and warned that irreversible changes are already ongoing in melting ice sheets, rising sea levels and increasing acidification. but the report also stated that climate change could be slowed down, with rapid and sustained emission reductions. our science editor david shukman has this report. as the world gets hotter, it's becoming more threatening. the t...

Greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel burning and deforestation are choking the planet, and putting billions of people at immediate risk. it's the most comprehensive climate change study ever, and is produced by hundreds of the world's top scientists from 66 countries. the report warns that the global average temperature rise could reach or exceed 1.5 celsius in the next 20 years — ten years sooner than expected. it said rising temperatures will cause more frequent, extreme weather events across the globe, and warned that irreversible changes are already ongoing in melting ice sheets, ri...

Rise approaching two metres if the polar ice sheets collapse. the great ice sheets are already adding to the level of the sea, but this process may suddenly accelerate. scientists aren't sure, but the implications would be disastrous. india is now in the grip of flooding. high seas would make it worse. the science has never been so clear that we can head off the worst of climate change, but not all of it, so we urgently need to get ready. david shukman, bbc news. and it's becoming increasingly clear that one country plays a vital role in fighting climate change — china. that's because china ...

Information available to all and it includes observations of ongoing change. — includes observations of ongoing change, the projections of future change. — change, the projections of future change, and you can see the interactive atlas to make your own maps _ interactive atlas to make your own maps and — interactive atlas to make your own maps and you can use the interactive atlas _ maps and you can use the interactive atlas to— maps and you can use the interactive atlas to make your own maps and analysis— atlas to make your own maps and analysis using the datasets we used in the _ a...