- TIMESOFINDIA.COMUpdated: Aug 11, 2021, 20:57 IST IST
A look at why UN-backed group IPCC has called its first major assessment report since 2013 a 'code red for humanity'
From the devastating floods in Western Europe and parts of Asia to a heat wave and forest fires in North America and the world’s coldest region Siberia, and drought in Africa, the last few months have been ones of extreme weather events — and they’re all linked to human-induced climate change.
In an alarming assessment report released by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPC) this week, its first since 2013, the agency has stated unequivocally — humans are responsible for the observed warming of the atmosphere, lands and oceans.
In an alarming assessment report released by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPC) this week, its first since 2013, the agency has stated unequivocally — humans are responsible for the observed warming of the atmosphere, lands and oceans.