26 Sep 2019

Millions of people threatened by rising sea levels -report

From Morning Report, 7:53 am on 26 September 2019

A new United Nations climate report is warning that the lives of hundreds of millions of people are under threat from rising sea levels. It says sea levels are rising faster than previously predicted and ice is melting at an unprecedented rate. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released the report in Monaco overnight. It's the work of more than 130 scientists from 37 countries. Among them is Massey University Professor Bruce Glavovic who joins us now from Monte Carlo.