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?

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barrett, Peter
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 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
Description
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?