No More Pauses as Global Warming Slips Out of Control
The door of opportunity to control global warming is closing, according to United Nations climate chief Christiana Figueres.
Her warning coincided with two independent studies that indicate the recent pause in surface warming may be the last for generations.
Figueres made the comments at a conference on the effects of climate change on Pacific nations.
“Unless the world acts on climate change in a timely way, (Pacific islands) are going to be the hardest hit,” she told Agence France-Presse.
Meanwhile, researchers examining 31 climate models concluded that if greenhouse gas emissions keep rising, the chance of another 10-year period with no significant surface temperature warming will drop to virtually zero after 2030.
Scientists believe the current pause is due to excess heat being stored in the deep oceans.
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