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Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis

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Watching the IPCC Press Conference last night, launching Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis, I was disappointed to hear that the reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions and improvement in Air Quality due to COVID-19 is only temporary.   IPCC press conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z149vLKn9d8   We need to tackle Carbon Dioxide and Methane in the atmosphere otherwise the frequency of extreme weather events will increase and we will have to retreat to safer ground to live and our sources of food are also under threat.   As the earth's tree canopy shrinks and the oceans warm up these two carbon sinks reduce their capacity to absorb CO2.   The IPCC has also lauched an interactive version of the report which visualises the effects of global warming. https://interactive-atlas.ipcc.ch/ Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis Climate change widespread, rapid, and intensifying – IPCC: "in the coming decades climate changes will increase in all regions. Fo