AL ROKER WALKS US THROUGH THE CLIMATE RECORDS THAT WE BROKE
THIS YEAR.
THIS YEAR. >> IT’S THE HOTTEST MONTH ON
RECORD.
RECORD. AND THE SECOND HOTTEST AUGUST
OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER IN RECORDED
HISTORY.
HISTORY. MELTING SEA ICE AND LOST
12.5 BILLION TONS OF ICE IN A
SINGLE DAY.
SINGLE DAY. SOMETHING SCIENTISTS DIDN’T
EXPECT TO HAPPEN FOR AT LEAST
ANOTHER 50 YEARS.
>> IT WILL BE HOW HIGH SEA
LEVELS WILL RISE.
>> IT’S SINCE WE HAVE GOTTEN
HERE THAT WE HAVE BEEN HEARING
IT AND SEEING IT FALLING OFF AND
IT’S GOING INTO THE OCEAN.
WHAT HAPPENED?
WHAT HAPPENED? >> WE ARE ON THE FIRST STEP.
IN THE ARCTIC IT DOESN’T SOUND
LIKE MUCH BUT IT’S ALREADY
PROFOUNDING SHIFTING THE
FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY OF
COASTAL FLOODING.
COASTAL FLOODING. >> THOSE RISING SEA LEVELS AND
WARMER OCEANS FUELLING MORE
POWERFUL HURRICANES LIKE THAT
THAT DEVASTATED THE BAHAMAS.
>> THE LINK BETWEEN CLIMATE
CHANGE AND DROUGHT AND WILDFIRES
IS VERY, VERY STRONG.
IN THE AMAZON RAIN FOREST IN
BRAZIL, WILDFIRES CAUSED BY
SLASH AND BURN TECHNIQUES RAISE
AT A RECORD RATE.
>>> WE HIT A RECORD.
THAT’S THE GREEN HOUSE GASES IN
OUR ATMOSPHERE.
OUR ATMOSPHERE. A NEW RECORD HIGH.
SO WINDS NOW GUSTING AT OVER 55
TO 60 MILES PER HOUR.
>> CRUCIAL REPORTS ABOUT CLIMATE
AND PREDICTIONS FOR THE FUTURE.
>> ANNOUNCING THERE COULD BE AS
LITTLE AS 12 YEARS FOR HUMANS TO
MITIGATE CATASTROPHIC GLOBAL
WARMING.
WARMING. THEIR RECOMMENDATION, BURNING
FOSSIL FUELS AND CHANGING THE
WAY WE PRODUCE FUELS AND
PLANTING A BILLION TREES.
AUSTRALIA DOWNGRADING THEIR
OUTLOOK FOR THE GREAT BARRIER
REEF FROM POOR TO VERY POOR.
IT THREATENS 2-THIRDS OF BIRDS
IN THE UNITED STATES WITH
EXTENSION AND CLIMATE CHANGE IS
THREATENING A WAY OF LIFE FOR AN
ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WE
VISITED IN ALASKA.
>> SO ICE.
>> MORE DANGEROUS.
>> MORE DANGEROUS, YES.