Duke Experts Comment on Latest Climate Report from IPCC

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its latest assessment report on August 9 detailing the most recent understanding of observed changes in the world's climate. The authors of the report conclude that climate change is widespread and intensifying, and some of the observed changes, such as continued sea-level rise, "are irreversible over hundreds to thousands of years." Duke experts offer commentary.