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The British Government’s Meteorological Office produces the most widely respected and accurate climate models. The Office’s new report shows that if we continue with high fossil fuel emissions, average world temperatures could rise at least four degrees C
New models by the British government’s Meteorological Office show that if we continue burning fossil fuels at the same high rate, global temperatures may rise more than previously thought. Dr. Richard Betts heads the Climate Impacts Group in the UK. He talks with host Steve Curwood about these findings and what it will mean to live in a significantly warmer world.