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Jun 23, 2021 • 14 tweets • 11 min read • Read on X

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#BREAKING 'Life can recover from drastic climate shift. Humans cannot': UN draft report

#BREAKING 'Worst yet to come' for today's children, grandchildren: UN climate draft

#BREAKING Up to 80 mn more risk hunger by 2050: draft UN climate report

#EXCLUSIVE Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report warns of dire consequences if humans fail to rein in carbon emissions

"Life on Earth can recover from a drastic climate shift by evolving into new species and creating new ecosystems. Humans cannot"

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#EXCLUSIVE Climate change will fundamentally reshape life on Earth in coming decades, even if humans can tame planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, says a landmark draft report from UN's climate science advisors obtained by @AFP u.afp.com/U2ds

Highlights of a landmark Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) draft report on the effects of a warming planet on people #AFPgraphics

#EXCLUSIVE Draft report from UN's climate science advisory panel offers the most exhaustive look yet at how our warming planet will impact humankind's health, wealth and well-being

Some of its findings on impacts on people: u.afp.com/U2du

Selected areas projected to be at risk of coastal floods that are expected to occur (on average) at least once per year by 2050, even if global carbon emissions are reduced roughly in line with Paris Agreement targets #AFPgraphics

Highlights of a landmark Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) draft report on the effects of a warming planet on nature #AFPgraphics

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#EXCLUSIVE Climate change threats to life on Earth are systemic, interconnected and on a scale unprecedented in human history, UN's climate science advisors warn in draft report seen by @AFP
Some of its findings on impacts on nature:u.afp.com/U2Pd

#EXCLUSIVE For centuries, great cities were built right against the contours of coasts, allowing many to become trading powerhouses
Now that is becoming a liability as climate change swells oceans putting hundreds of millions at risk u.afp.com/U2da

Map showing drought risk worldwide, according to a landmark Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) draft report #AFPgraphics

#BREAKING Draft IPCC report allows us to 'face the reality' of climate change: Greta Thunberg to AFP

VIDEO: 🇸🇪🌍 A draft UN report on a warming planet, exclusively obtained by AFP, could help to "wake people up" to the "reality" of climate change, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg said on Wednesday #IPCC

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