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By Matt McGrath, Mar. 24, 2014, BBC News, Yokohama
Senior scientists and government officials are meeting in Japan
to agree a critical report on the impact of global warming.
Members of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
will publish their first update in seven years on the scale of the threat.
Leaked documents speak of significant effects on economies, food
supplies and security. But some attendees say the summary, due out next Monday, is far
too alarmist. This will be the second of a trilogy of reports on the causes,
effects and solutions to climate change, from a body made up of some of the
leading researchers in the world.
Long-term perspective
Last September in Stockholm, they produced a summary on the
physical science of climate change, arguing that it was real,
and humans were the "dominant cause". Now
in Yokohama, the second IPCC working group
will set out the impact that rising temperatures will have on humans, animals
and ecosystems over the next century.
The scientists and government officials will agree on the exact
wording of the final summary over the next few days, with publication coming
early next Monday, UK time. The summary is a short, dense document that sums up the findings
of 30 underlying chapters, each made up of detailed assessments of relevant
research that has been published since 2007.
A leaked draft of the summary, seen by the BBC, points to a
range of negative effects that will, in some instances, be
"irreversible". Millions of people living in coastal areas in Asia will be
affected by flooding, and displaced due to land loss.
Read the full story: www.bbc.com
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