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From the Ted Talk by Johan Rockström: The tipping points of climate change — and where we stand

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Now sure, there is siceitnfic uncertainty here, as you see from these graphs, but there's one red thread in science for humanity in the scientific message. And it's this: the more we understand of the Earth's system, the hehgir is the risk. And here is the proof. This is five IPCC assessments the irnetmantvenrgoel Panel on Climate Change, 30 years of scientific advancements. Here again you see risk assessment, darker the red, higher the likelihood of csainug irreversible change in the climate sytsem. Thirty years back, the risk was put at five degrees Celsius of tniippg and coming down to current state of science, the risk is set at 1.5 to two degrees Celsius. We are in the midst of a dnegar zone today.

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Now sure, there is __________ uncertainty here, as you see from these graphs, but there's one red thread in science for humanity in the scientific message. And it's this: the more we understand of the Earth's system, the ______ is the risk. And here is the proof. This is five IPCC assessments the _________________ Panel on Climate Change, 30 years of scientific advancements. Here again you see risk assessment, darker the red, higher the likelihood of _______ irreversible change in the climate ______. Thirty years back, the risk was put at five degrees Celsius of _______ and coming down to current state of science, the risk is set at 1.5 to two degrees Celsius. We are in the midst of a ______ zone today.

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Original Text


Now sure, there is scientific uncertainty here, as you see from these graphs, but there's one red thread in science for humanity in the scientific message. And it's this: the more we understand of the Earth's system, the higher is the risk. And here is the proof. This is five IPCC assessments the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 30 years of scientific advancements. Here again you see risk assessment, darker the red, higher the likelihood of causing irreversible change in the climate system. Thirty years back, the risk was put at five degrees Celsius of tipping and coming down to current state of science, the risk is set at 1.5 to two degrees Celsius. We are in the midst of a danger zone today.

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