WWF Report: It's 'Accelerating Far Beyond the IPCC's Forecasts'. By Paul Eccleston, Telegraph (UK), October 20, 2008. "A new WWF report, Climate Change: Faster, Stronger, Sooner [PDF, 8 pp], has updated all the scientific data and concluded that global warming is accelerating far beyond the IPCC's forecasts... The findings include: 1) Global sea level rise could more than double from the IPCC's estimate of 0.59m by the end of the century; 2) Natural carbon sinks, such as forests and oceans, are losing their ability to absorb CO2 from the atmosphere faster than expected; 3) Rising temperatures have already led to a major reduction in food crops resulting in losses of 40 million tonnes of grain per year: 4) Marine ecosystems in the North and Baltic Sea are being exposed to the warmest temperatures measured since records began; 5) The number and intensity of extreme cyclones over the UK and North Sea are projected to increase, leading to increased wind speeds and storm-related losses over Western and Central Europe... the report was issued to coincide with a meeting of EU Environment Ministers today to discuss new laws aimed at tackling climate change. Some countries, including Italy and Poland, have already rejected proposals for higher cuts in emissions claiming they are unaffordable and unrealistic when many countries are facing recession."
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