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What burning all remaining fossil fuels would do to the planet
2016-05-26 09:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Burning all fossil fuels on earth over the next 300 years would increase temperatures in some areas of the globe by up to 20C, resulting in catastrophic impacts to life on our planet, a new study warns. The paper, published in Nature Climate Change, examines the effects if we continue to burn coal, oil and gas with no effort to limit emissions. Global average temperatures would soar by 10C (50F), while the arctic, where temperatures in February year were already 16C above average, could see...
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