World under water
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چکیده
The Paris accord on climate change set an ambitious target of limiting climate change to 1.5°C, but the signatories appear to be in no hurry to undertake the revolutionary steps that would be necessary to achieve this. Meanwhile, ‘exceptional’ flooding events are becoming the new normal around the world, revealing how poorly we are prepared for change.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 26 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016