Will unchecked global warming destroy civilisation by century’s end? What three degrees of global warming really means
A temperature change of 3ºC is something we experience wherever we are on earth every day - in fact a typical daily change in most places is more like 8 or 9ºC. In the past few years scientists have become concerned because global temperature has risen 0.6ºC. So why the fuss?
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Institute for Governance and Policy Studies & the School of Government
2006
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Online Access: | https://ojs.victoria.ac.nz/pq/article/view/4190 |
Summary: | A temperature change of 3ºC is something we experience wherever we are on earth every day - in fact a typical daily change in most places is more like 8 or 9ºC. In the past few years scientists have become concerned because global temperature has risen 0.6ºC. So why the fuss? |
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