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
Residents walk in a flooded area of the 67-hectare Ankasina neighbourhood in Antananarivo
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After decades of talking tough on global warming while greenhouse gas emissions rose, the world and its leaders were confronted Monday by a horrifying "atlas of human suffering", and the promise of far worse to come.
Nearly half the planet's population are highly vulnerable to a devastating array of climate impacts, according to a landmark UN report that said time had very nearly run out to ensure a "liveable future" for all.