Headline RoundupOctober 9th, 2018
United Nations Panel Report Says Urgent Action Needed to Prevent Climate Change
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A report by a panel of scientists at the United Nations says that the globe has 12 years to take drastic action against climate change before it hits catastrophic levels. Some critics of the study have expressed skepticism that humans are to blame for the changing climate, and also point out that studies from years past have claimed to find similar tipping points.
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U.N. Panel Warns Drastic Action Needed to Stave Off Climate ChangeWall Street Journal (News)
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Rapid, far-reaching changes to almost every facet of society are needed to avoid catastrophic climate change, reforms far beyond anything governments are currently either doing or planning to do, according to a report from a United Nations-led scientific panel.
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The Dire Warnings of the United Nations’ Latest Climate-Change ReportThe New Yorker
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In the fall of 2015, several artists in the Caribbean appeared in a film titled “1.5 Stay Alive,” featuring a series of homespun music videos. The name of the project referred to a campaign to limit the rise
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New UN climate change report says just 12 years till life on earth hits point of no return — againThe Blaze
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According to an alarming new report by a U.N. panel of scientists, humans have just 12 years to get their ecological affairs in order before the environment — and climate change — hits a critical tipping point.
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