World will warm faster than predicted in next five years, study warns - #climatechange #COP15 #accelleration


	World will warm faster than predicted in next five years, study warns - #climatechange #COP15 #accelleration

JICWyllie

8-3-2009 7:01 AM

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1-climate change, 2-accelleration, 2-record, 2-risks, 3-forecast, 3-research, 4-intl

JICWyllie says:

So many things seem to be accellerating at once. It is almost as if time is speeding up.

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