Planet is likely to warm far more quickly than expected

'Code Red for humanity': Doomsday UN report says global warming is ALREADY causing extreme weather

Scientists expect temperatures to rise by 1.5C above pre-industrial levels up to decade earlier than expected. It had been thought it would happen between 2030 and 2052 but it is now expected between now and 2040. Bombshell United Nations report comes as record heatwaves, wildfires and floods hit countries around world. It is 'unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, oceans and land,' the report has warned.

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