The World Bank has warned that the planet is on track to warm by four degrees Celsius this century.
Research Reveals How Petrol-Eating Mushrooms can Decontaminate Our Planet
Scientists believe will be able to create decontamination units that will successfully attack the most contaminated sites on the planet by using bacteria
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"A 4 degree C world is likely to be one in which communities, cities and countries would experience severe disruptions, damage, and dislocation, with many of these risks spread unequally," the report titled 'Turn Down the Heat', said.
The report, also said that if the world experiences four degrees of warming it would see a 150 per cent increase in ocean acidity, leading to the extinction of some sensitive coral reef ecosystems.
Experts Insist on UN Overhaul to Govern Planet's Life Support System
Experts urge for a “constitutional moment in lieu of reducing the risk of potential global environmental disaster comparable in scale and importance to the reform of international governance.
Experts urge for a “constitutional moment in lieu of reducing the risk of potential global environmental disaster comparable in scale and importance to the reform of international governance.
The warnings come as nations meet in Doha, Qatar next week for the next major round of international climate change negotiations.
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