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The complexities of climate change and its associated jargon can make it difficult to digest. TheCable’s climate quick facts will help to demystify these climate concepts through easy-to-understand and straight-to-the-point explanations.

Here are some to keep at the tip of your fingers:

• The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says many of the changes observed in the climate such as continued sea level rise – are already set in motion – and are irreversible over hundreds to thousands of years.
• The organisation said it could take 20 to 30 years to see global temperatures stabilise.
• Warming of 1.5°C to 2°C will lead to a reduction of rainforest biomass and will increase deforestation and wildfires, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
• The Global Commission on Adaptation said restoring upland forests can help 534 of the world’s largest cities regulate water flows and manage more extreme floods.
• This, the organisation said could save an estimated $890 million per year.