More than 500 million people today live in areas affected by erosion linked to climate change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC warned on Thursday, before urging all countries to commit to sustainable land use to help limit greenhouse gas emissions before it is too late. "Humans affect more than 70 per cent of ice-free land and a quarter is already degraded" -- Valérie Masson-Delmotte, Co-Chair of one of three Working Groups that contributed to the 1,200-page report. More: http

17K views · 1K reactions | The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change — IPCC — released its summary of how rising greenhouse gas emissions affect Earth’s climate. Dr. Gavin Schmidt, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration senior climate advisor, talked about sea level rise in our warming climate on our #CuriousUniverse podcast: https://www.nasa.gov/mediacast/earth-s-expanding-oceans/ | NASA Earth | Facebook

5.5K views · 29 reactions | The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has issued what has been described by its Chairman Hoesung Lee as a dire warning about the consequences of inaction. | More: bit.ly/3BZEEKC | RTÉ News | Facebook