Status check on world climate

The world has seen unexpected floods in Europe and China, record-breaking heat-waves in the United States, and deadly forest fires in Siberia, and Turkey and Greece.

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This part of the report will present the latest scientific understanding of the climate system, how and why is it changing, and the impact of human activities on this process.

The second and third parts of the report, dealing with the expected impacts of climate change, and the actions required to prevent the worst impacts, are slated to come out next year.

The five previous assessment reports that have come out since the IPCC was established in 1988 have formed the basis of international climate change negotiations.

The fourth assessment report, which came out in 2007, won the IPCC the Nobel Peace Prize.