THE IPCC REPORT SAYS OVER THREE BILLION PEOPLE ARE VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE CHANGE

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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a study on Monday stating that 3.6 billion people are extremely vulnerable to climate change. According to the research, human-induced climate change is producing hazardous and pervasive upheaval in nature, harming the lives of billions of people around the world.

The report is the most recent in a series from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that summarises the most recent worldwide consensus on climate science. However, the focus of this report is on how environment and civilizations are being affected, as well as what they may do to adapt.\

According to scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, people and ecosystems that are least prepared to cope are being struck the hardest. According to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, "I've read a lot of papers, but none compare to the new IPCC climate report, which is an atlas of human misery and a stinging indictment of climate leadership gone wrong. I'm aware that people all over the world are worried and upset. I'm in the same boat."

The research went on to indicate that with global warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius over the next two decades, the world confronts numerous inevitable climate threats, with some of the consequences of this rising temperature being irreversible. The research adds that "even momentarily exceeding this warming level will result in further severe repercussions, some of which will be irreversible."

Extreme weather is becoming more common.

Increased heatwaves, droughts, and floods, according to the paper, are already exceeding plant and animal tolerance thresholds, causing mass mortality in species like trees and corals. Millions of people have been subjected to acute food and water shortages as a result of these extreme weather events, particularly in Africa, Asia, Central and South America, the Small Islands, and the Arctic.

"Aggressive action is needed to adapt to climate change while also making rapid, profound reductions in greenhouse gas emissions," the IPCC report stated.

"This report is a stark warning about the implications of inaction," stated IPCC Chair Hoesung Lee. It demonstrates that climate change is a serious and growing threat to human health and the health of the world. "How people adapt and nature responds to increased climate dangers will be shaped by our decisions today."

Cities that are at greater risk

The research examines the effects, hazards, and response to climate change in cities, which are home to more than half of the world's population. Heatwaves, storms, droughts, and flooding are wreaking havoc on people's health, lives, and livelihoods, as well as property and key infrastructure, such as electricity and transportation systems, according to the report.

In a statement, Debra Roberts said, "Growing urbanisation and climate change together generate complex dangers, especially for those communities that already have poorly planned urban growth, high levels of poverty and unemployment, and a lack of essential amenities." According to the research, there is a growing body of evidence that adaptation has resulted in unintended consequences.

Climate Resilient Development, according to the research, is already difficult at current warming levels. If global warming exceeds 1.5°C (2.7°F), it will become more limited. If global warming exceeds two degrees Celsius, it will be difficult in some areas.

What had been discovered in prior reports?

The first working group's study, released in August of last year, similarly foresaw hazardous trends, predicting that Earth would reach the key 1.5 degree Celsius warming threshold in two decades. According to the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), 'Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis,' human impact is causing irreversible climate change in every part of the planet.

According to the analysis, more heat waves, longer warm seasons, and shorter cold seasons will result from 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming. Heat extremes would be more likely to approach crucial tolerance thresholds for agriculture and health at 2 degrees Celsius of global warming.

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