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Ten years ago, we feared that catastrophic global warming of between 4°C and 5°C by by 2100 was a real risk. Today, that is no longer credible, says Graham Lawton
Environment
| Columnist
11 January 2023
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THE annual ritual of working out where the previous 12 months ranks on the global “hottest-year-on-record” chart is well under way. It was another scorcher, according to a preliminary report by the World Meteorological Organization – probably in fifth or sixth, in which case the past eight years will be the warmest eight on record.
Quelle surprise. As long as we keep on dumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the climate will continue to heat up.
This is obviously alarming news, but, in truth, things aren’t as bad as they appear. Don’t worry, I haven’t fallen down a climate denial …
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