UN chief warns of climate-related disaster

Source: CBC News

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon had more dire warnings about climate change Thursday as he spoke to a United Nations conference in Geneva.

He told officials from about 150 countries that time is running out for a new climate deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Only limited progress has been made to hammer out a new accord to replace the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on reducing the gases blamed for global warming.

Ban said if world leaders don't act immediately, sea levels could rise by up to two metres by the end of the century, threatening small island states, river deltas and low-lying coastal cities.

... "Our foot is stuck on the accelerator and we are heading towards an abyss," he told officials.

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and that means waterless people will be on the move.

which means they will be barred from waterfull places.

which will cause violence.

people are already on the move.

next is people moving from drought areas to find food.

people are already on the move.