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Scientists declare global climate emergency

More than 11,000 scientists warned the world must immediately and fundamentally change if it is going to avert "untold suffering due to the climate crisis."

Some of the more than 100,000 climate demonstrators in Melbourne, Australia on Sep 20, 2019
Some of the more than 100,000 climate demonstrators in Melbourne, Australia on Sep 20, 2019 (AN/John Englart)

WASHINGTON (AN) — More than 11,000 scientists issued a dire warning on Tuesday that the world must take immediate action to fundamentally alter a range of human activities if it is going to avert "untold suffering due to the climate crisis."

The new report, with 11,258 scientists in 153 countries signing on in support of the findings, covers a broad range of studies, and provides six major policy steps that must be met to address it.

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