This is a classic article from Â鶹´«Ã½’s archive, republished as part of our 50th anniversary celebrations
TIME is running out, and fast. Rising carbon dioxide levels and higher temperatures will soon set in motion potentially catastrophic changes that will take hundreds or even millions of years to reverse. That was the warning last week from climate scientists attending a conference in Exeter, UK. While sceptics snipe from the sidelines and politicians prevaricate, researchers highlighted evidence that the danger is more pressing than was thought.
The conference was called by the British government, chair of the G8 group of rich…
