Climate damage is worsening faster than expected, but there's still reason for optimism

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Climate damage is worsening faster than expected, but there's still reason for optimism

Reading the latest international climate report can feel overwhelming. It describes how rising temperatures caused by increasing greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are having rapid, widespread effects on the weather, climate and ecosystems in every region of the planet, and it says the risks are escalating faster than scientists expected.