Based on analysis of recent data on the evolution of global temperatures, snow and ice covers, and sea level rise, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has recently declared that "warming of the climate system is unequivocal." Global surface temperatures, in particular, have increased during the past 50 years at twice the speed observed during the first half of the 20th century. The IPCC has also concluded that with 95 percent certainty...
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2009/01/01
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Publication
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47604
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1
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2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Sintesis
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adverse effects
Citation
De La Torre,Augusto; Fajnzylber,Pablo; Nash,John D..
Low carbon, high growth : Latin American responses to climate change - an overview (Vol. 1 of 2) : Sintesis (Spanish). World Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/983961468270620213