PARIS: A landmark UN report warned Monday that time had nearly run out to ensure a “liveable future” for all, detailing a horrifying “atlas of human suffering” and warning that far worse was to come.
Species extinction, ecosystem collapse, insect-borne disease, deadly heatwaves and megastorms, water shortages, reduced crop yields — all are measurably worse due to rising temperatures, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said.
In the last year alone, the world has seen a cascade of unprecedented floods, heatwaves and wildfires across four continents.
Such events will accelerate in coming decades even if the fossil fuel pollution driving climate change is…
