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Professors Iain Stewart and Professor Kathy Sykes take a timely look at global warming ahead of the Copenhagen summit exploring the worlds leading climate scientists vision of the planets future.Scientists predict that if global temperatures continue to rise at their current rate Earth will be one degree warmer within 10 years two degrees warmer within the next 40 years and three degrees or more warmer before the end of the century. If the Earths temperature increases to three degrees warmer than the average pre-industrial temperature the impact on the planet will be catastrophic. Across the Earth ways of life could be lost forever as climate change accelerates out of control. This isnt inevitable however: climate change is not yet irreversible. Hot Planet offers an accurate visual prediction of the planets future based on the findings of over 4000 climate scientists. ... >>

Channel: veehd Video Length: 59m 22s Date Found: Sat, Nov 06 2010 5:58 AM Category: Educational Date Produced: View Count: 0