27 September 2013
27/09/2013 - Today in Stockholm, the Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, a UN body composed of hundreds of distinguished scientists who study the effects of human activity on the Earth's climate and the impact of its changes on the environment and humans, was presented.
Considered extremely important for the future of developments related to Climate Change, this report points out that behind the rise in global temperatures stands humans and their activities, and that the warming of the Earth's surface is not the only indicator of the planet's climate changes.
Among other signs that testify to climate changes, the report also mentions the shrinking of the ice layer in the Arctic, the melting of glaciers in Greenland, the warming of the oceans, and the rise of sea levels.
The fifth report in a row of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will be published in several phases. Today, only a summary of it has been presented, then the analysis of the physics of climate change will continue, while the publication will continue throughout the next year.
The document analyzes changes in the timing of storms, the amount of rainfall, droughts, and other extreme weather phenomena, as well as the consequences of changes in ice sheets and glaciers for sea-level rise, while above all assessing the impact of human activities in addition to natural factors. It is hoped that the IPCC report will help governments and civil society make better decisions on climate change issues.
The report states, among other things, that the Earth has warmed rapidly since the 1950s and that it is very likely, with a probability of 95%, that humans are responsible for more than 50% of observed changes, such as the melting of snow and ice, the rise in sea level, and extreme weather events. For more, see the summary of the main findings of the report: