"Dire warnings of rising seas, scorching heatwaves and devastating droughts have been issued in a major report on global warming.
A United Nations group of more than 2,500 experts said mankind was "likely" to be be blamed for causing irreversible damage to the planet.
Experts have warned the UK is increasingly in danger of flood disasters similar to the devastation in New Orleans caused by Hurricane Katrina.
And the phenomenon will also have a significant impact on the UK's water supply over the next 30 to 100 years, with a significant increase in severe single season droughts.
The study by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will pile more pressure on governments across the world to do more to cut greenhouse gasses and other harmful emissions as quickly as possible.
The London-based International Institute for Environment and Development said the IPCC report delivered "the most conclusive evidence yet" that human activities are causing dangerous climate change."
Institute Director Camilla Toulmin said: "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.
"While the developing countries have contributed least to the problem, they will suffer most from effects such as rising sea levels, droughts and flooding."
She continued: "A collective failure to correct this global injustice is likely to trigger social, political, economic and environmental problems that will be felt around the world."
The report, the first of four IPCC volumes to be published this year, concentrates on the expected world impact of climate change. Later parts will set out more detail on possible remedies."
A United Nations group of more than 2,500 experts said mankind was "likely" to be be blamed for causing irreversible damage to the planet.
Experts have warned the UK is increasingly in danger of flood disasters similar to the devastation in New Orleans caused by Hurricane Katrina.
And the phenomenon will also have a significant impact on the UK's water supply over the next 30 to 100 years, with a significant increase in severe single season droughts.
The study by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will pile more pressure on governments across the world to do more to cut greenhouse gasses and other harmful emissions as quickly as possible.
The London-based International Institute for Environment and Development said the IPCC report delivered "the most conclusive evidence yet" that human activities are causing dangerous climate change."
Institute Director Camilla Toulmin said: "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.
"While the developing countries have contributed least to the problem, they will suffer most from effects such as rising sea levels, droughts and flooding."
She continued: "A collective failure to correct this global injustice is likely to trigger social, political, economic and environmental problems that will be felt around the world."
The report, the first of four IPCC volumes to be published this year, concentrates on the expected world impact of climate change. Later parts will set out more detail on possible remedies."
in Yahoo NEWS UK & Ireland
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