Climate change is hitting the planet faster than scientists originally thought

NEWS 28 February 2022 Climate change is hitting the planet faster than scientists originally thought Latest IPCC climate report warns that rising greenhouse-gas emissions could soon outstrip

the ability of many communities to adapt. By Jeff Tollefson Jeff Tollefson View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed  Google Scholar

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-00585-7

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