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Earth 2100 - what happens if we don't change our ways?

November 25, 2013

More than 34 billion tons of carbon dioxide were emitted into the atmosphere last year. Despite all warnings, the amount is growing each year and our climate keeps changing. By some estimates, global temperatures will rise as much as 6 degrees Celsius by the end of the century.

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The potential scenario: the glaciers and polar ice caps would melt, sea levels would rise. Entire archipelagos and land areas could be permanently flooded.

Report by Benjamin Eyssel