As US Obstructs Progress, The Climate Heads Toward the Cliff

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Human-made greenhouse gases have brought the Earth’s climate close to critical tipping points, with potentially dangerous consequences for the planet.ย Theย warming of 0.6ยบC in the past 30 years has been driven mainly byย greenhouse gases, and only moderate additional climate forcing is likely to set in motion disintegration of the West Antarctic ice sheet and Arctic sea ice.ย 

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