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U.N. Releases Dire Climate Change Report

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10/08/2018

10/08/2018

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U.N. Releases Dire Climate Change Report

Top News: Scientists from around the world issued a new United Nations report warning of dangerous consequences of climate change. The report claims that the world only had a dozen years to keep global warming at a cap of 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial temperatures. (The planet is currently at 1 degree Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures.)

“It’s a line in the sand and what it says to our species is that this is the moment and we must act now,” said Debra Roberts, an expert involved in the report issued by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). “This is the largest clarion bell from the science community and I hope it mobilizes people and dents the mood of complacency.”

Authors of the the report said a 1.5 degree increase in global temperatures will still cause serious environmental changes and natural disasters. But if the earth warms by 2 degrees or more, they expect nearly 100 percent of the world’s coral reefs to die and even more devastating natural disasters than have been experienced in recent years.

According to the report, capping warming at 1.5 degrees requires reducing carbon emissions by 40 to 50 percent by 2030 and ensuring the world is carbon-neutral—not adding any additional greenhouse gases to the atmosphere—by 2050.

Some scientists say the goal is reachable but express doubts over whether it is politically feasible.

Brazil: Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro won the first round of Brazil’s presidential election with 46 percent of the vote. He will face left-wing candidate Fernando Haddad, who gained 29 percent, in a second-round vote on Oct. 28.

AFRICA

•  Nigeria’s former minerals and education minister, Obiageli Ezekwesili, announced she will run for president next year.

•  Polls closed in Cameroon’s presidential elections, where President Paul Biya is expected to win a seventh term.

•  At least 50 people died and 100 were injured after an oil tanker collided with a car and caught fire in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

AMERICAS

•  A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, killing at least 12 people.

•  Mexican authorities detained a couple suspected of killing as many as 10 women.

•  Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as a U.S. Supreme Court justice on Saturday following a fierce confirmation battle that included multiple allegations of sexual assault.

ASIA

•  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he made progress with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his visit to Pyongyang for nuclear talks.

•  Fifty-four people were killed in violence in Afghanistan on Sunday, which marked the 17th year of the U.S.-led war.

•  Indonesian authorities believe as many as 5,000 people are still missing from an earthquake and tsunami that struck nearly two weeks ago and has killed 1,700 so far.

EUROPE

•  A referendum aimed at barring gay marriage in Romania failed due to low voter turnout.

•  Victoria Marinova, a Bulgarian television journalist, was found raped and murdered on Saturday.

•  The Harmony political party, seen as sympathetic to Russia, , topped the polls in Latvia’s national elections on Sunday with 20 percent of the vote.

MIDDLE EAST

•  Saudi Arabia is facing an international backlash and pressure after Turkish officials announced that they suspect a missing Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

•  The outgoing mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, called for the U.N. aid agency supporting Palestinian refugees to leave the city.

•  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to meet for the first time since a Russian jet was downed over the Mediterranean Sea near Syria last month.

- By Robbie Gramer

(Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

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