'We’re losing the battle’ on climate change: chief scientist

Australia's chief scientist, Alan Finkel -
"Earth's losing the battle"
against climate change.

Australia’s chief scientist Dr Alan Finkel has warned that the planet is “losing the battle” against climate change, after it emerged that Earth had warmed to “dangerous” levels in February 2016.

On Saturday, NASA reported that Earth’s average surface temperature was 1.35 degrees (Celsius) warmer than the 1951-1980 baseline used by the agency.

“You wouldn’t want to dismiss it. There is genuine reason for concern,” Dr Finkel said on the ABC’s Q&A program on Monday night

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