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Pressure increased on the leaders of developed countries to take a decision on global warming after scientists from U.N. climate panel warned that human activities are heating the planet, leading to ecological imbalance. Over 2,500 scientists from more than 130 nations, who form the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), said that if the status quo is maintained, then the planet could experience more severe rains, melting glaciers, droughts, heatwaves and rising sea levels. The committee added that the rise of temperature could be explained due to the burning fossil fuels by humans.
In a previous study conducted by the IPCC, the committee had said that it was "likely" or 66 percent guaranteed that the rise in global warming could be attributed to increased burning of fossil fuels by humans. In the latest report, the committee increased the warning to "very likely" or greater than 90 percent probability that global warming is being caused by human activities. The signs of changing atmosphere range from drought in Australia to record high January temperatures in Europe. The UN said that this report could lead governments of countries such as the United States to sit down and agree upon a protocol to control the rising temperatures. Camilla Toulmin, the director of London-based International Institute for Environment and Development, said that time was running out fast to limit the destruction of the planet. "It shows in stark terms that time is running out to cut greenhouse gas emissions and to help vulnerable communities prepare for the impacts ahead, some of which are already unavoidable", she added.
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