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    UN 'Climate Change' Report Says Entire Planet Being Affected

    More than 110 governments across the globe have now agreed that climate change already threatens the systems that support human existence, and that global action must be taken immediately. That's the latest report of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Eric Holthaus is a meteorologist who writes for Future Tense on Slate.com.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    More than 110 governments across the globe have now agreed that climate change already threatens the systems that support human existence, and that global action must be taken immediately. That's the latest report of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Eric Holthaus is a meteorologist who writes for Future Tense on Slate.com.

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      KCRW

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      Eric Holthaus

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    GM Recall: How Much Did They Know and When Did They Know It?
    1. 0:00UN 'Climate Change' Report Says Entire Planet Being AffectedYou’re reading this
    2. 8:04GM on the Hot Seat — All Over Again
    3. 41:12Cesar Chavez Gets Close-up in a First-of-Its-Kind Biography
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