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Ignoring climate doomsday
The media has played a major role in dulling popular perception of the imminent, deadly dangers posed by climate change, says PAUL DONOVAN
THE LATEST dire warning about the threat posed by climate change came recently from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which told of how the world has 12 years to stop temperatures rising above 1.5 degrees.
The effects, if this happens, will be catastrophic, bringing more droughts, floods, wars, water shortages and thousands of environmental refugees.
The delay in taking action to confront climate change, will also see the cost rise inexorably.
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