Sir David Attenborough warns of climate 'crisis moment'
The release of those gases is still increasing rather than falling and the key gas, carbon dioxide, is now in the atmosphere at a level far above anything experienced in human history.Why does this matter right now?The UK is hosting what's billed as a crucial UN summit, known as COP26, in Glasgow in November.
It suggests that a rise of anything above 1.5C would mean that coastal flooding, heatwaves and damage to coral reefs would become more severe.As things stand, further heating looks inevitable. A visualisation of annual temperatures in the Arctic region by Professor Ed Hawkins. Dark red denotes the highest level of warming; the Arctic has been at the maximum level for the last few years
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