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ACCORDING to the annual State of the Climate report, 2016 set the grimmest records
for climate change as a series of earth-shattering events in slow motion got under way.
The year saw the highest air and sea surface temperatures since the industrial age
began, as well as the highest concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere. Resultantly, we
have seen an alarming acceleration in the melting of Arctic ice cover as glaciers the size
of entire countries break off from the ice mass and float off into the waters. The highest-
ever sea levels have been recorded as well as the most extensive drought in the world. In
fact, 12pc of the earths land mass saw a drought in any given month. These are realities
that should be of concern to even the staunchest denier of climate change because the
consequences will be supremely indifferent to humanitys political differences and
bickering.