"Scientists meet on Monday to prepare the strongest warning yet that climate change is man-made and will cause more heatwaves, droughts and floods this century unless governments take action."
"Officials from up to 195 governments and scientists will meet in Stockholm from September 23-26 to edit a 31-page draft that also tries to explain why the pace of warming has slowed this century despite rising human emissions of greenhouse gases.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will present an edited, summary report on Friday as a main guide for governments, which have agreed to work out a United Nations deal by the end of 2015 to avert the worst impacts.
IPCC drafts seen by Reuters say that human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels, are "extremely likely" - at least a 95 percent probability - to be the main cause of warming since the 1950s. The likelihood is up from 90 percent in the last report in 2007 and 66 percent in 2001."
Alister Doyle reports for Reuters September 23, 2013.
SEE ALSO:
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"Hunger Seen Worsening by Oxfam as Climate Change Heats Up World" (Bloomberg)
"IPCC Report: Sceptic Groups Launch Global Anti-Science Campaign" (Inside Climate News)
"Cleaner Air From Tackling Climate Change 'Would Save Millions of Lives'" (Guardian)
"Case for Climate Change Is Overwhelming, Say Scientists" (Climate News Network)
"Magical Climate Contrarian Thinking Debunked By Real Science" (Climate Consensus)
"Climate Change: IPCC Issues Stark Warning Over Global Warming" (Observer)
"Climate Change: IPCC Cites Global Temperature Rise Over Last Century" (Guardian)
"Global Warming Pause 'Central' To IPCC Climate Report" (BBC)
"The IPCC Climate Change Report - in 90 Seconds" (BBC)
"Five Key Questions About Climate Facing The IPCC" (BBC)
"‘Scientists Confess’? the Attack on the IPCC That Went Terribly Wrong" (The Conversation)
