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Another grim climate report on oceans – what will it take to address the compounding problems?

  • Written by Cassandra Brooks, Assistant Professor Environmental Studies, University of Colorado Boulder

The U.N.‘s climate panel report released Sept. 25 makes crystal clear that the planet’s oceans, snow and ice are in dire trouble and the damage is causing harm to the people who depend on them. Even with aggressive efforts to lower greenhouse gas emissions, many nations will struggle to adapt.

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