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Mar 2022
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Silver Linings From The UN's Dire Climat...

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The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) just released the second of three reports on climate change. Nearly 300 scientists from all over the world worked together to create this account of how global warming is affecting our society.

NPR climate reporter Rebecca Hersher fills us in on this major climate science report and actually brings three empowering takeaways hidden within it.

Read the report here: https://bit.ly/3hzWNFv

And listen to Rebecca Hersher's hopeful takeaways from the first report: https://n.pr/3pwZRGX

What empowers you when thinking about climate change? Email the show at shortwave@npr.org!

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