and civilisation developed. now let s look at the last 2,000 years. temperatures remain stable until just over there at the end of the graph. the steam engine was invented, the industrial revolution took off, man made carbon dioxide emissions started to increase and just look what happened to global temperatures. we are moving the earth into a new era where ecology, plants, animals and ourselves just can t cope. and be warned, it is going to get hotter. a weather pattern called el nino is developing in the tropical pacific. scientists say it is likely to make next year even hotter than this one. justin rowlatt, bbc news. earlier i spoke to satyendra prasad. he is fiji s former ambassador to the united nations and chair of the pacific small island developing states at the un and is currently the climate lead at abt associates
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