Scientists are more certain than they have ever been that humans are causing climate change and believe that sea levels could rise by up to 2ft 8in by the end of the century.
These are among the key finding likely to be published next month in the most authoritative and comprehensive report ever conducted into climate science- The UN Interngovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment known as AR5.
Watch NASA video showing how the Earth has been warming as a result of greenhouse gases since records began in 1880, below:
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