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“Natural carbon sinks, such as forests and
oceans, are losing their ability to absorb CO2
from the atmosphere faster than expected.”
The report has been endorsed by Professor
Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, the newly elected Vice
Chair of the IPCC, who said: “It is clear that
climate change is already having a greater impact
than most scientists had anticipated, so it’s
vital that international mitigation and
adaptation responses become swifter and more
ambitious.”
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The Telegraph/UK
October 20, 2008
Climate Change Is Faster and More Extreme’ Than Feared
Climate change is happening much faster than the
world’s best scientists predicted and will wreak
havoc unless action is taken on a global scale, a
new report warns.
by Paul Eccleston
‘Extreme weather events’ such as the hot summer
of 2003, which caused an extra 35,000 deaths
across southern Europe from heat stress and poor
air quality, will happen more frequently.
Britain and the North Sea area will be hit more
often by violent cyclones and the predicted rise
in sea level will double to more than a metre,
putting vast coastal areas at risk from flooding.