Possibility of limiting worldwide Temperature Rise to below the 1. 5 degrees celsius . When we produced our landmark report five years ago, we said it was possible within the Laws Of Physics and chemistry, and the biggest obstacle to keeping within the limit was actually on the social and institutional side. We, i think, now need to move to the position, we have to look very hard at whether we will be pushing against technical and economic barriers in terms of limiting warming to1. 5. It is not absolutely impossible, but the chances are diminishing. And, really, its hanging on a thread at the moment. Right. Isnt that a tactful way of saying, im not in a position to be conclusive about this, but as far as im concerned, as an experienced scientist, it is simply not going to happen . The average Temperature Rise is going to go appreciably beyond 1. 5. Yeah, ipcc s job is to assess the literature that we have out there already, and we havent got quite the literature yet to absolutely write
Many are receiving medical attention. The fatality was 73 year old Geoffrey Kitchen, from gloucestershire in the uk. Hes believed to have suffered a heart attack. More than 30 people were injured, seven critically. There were 229 people on board the flight from london to singapore when it hit turbulence over myanmar, and experienced a rapid drop in altitude. The pilot had to make an Emergency Diversion and landed in bangkok. It was there that medical teams entered the plane, establishing that Geoffrey Kitchen had died and offering medical treatment to those who were injured. Heres one of the people who was helped by thai medical staff, explaining what had happened. Things were going very smoothly at first. Id just been to the loo, came back, sat down. Bit of turbulence and suddenly the plane plunged i dont know how far but it was, they said, 6,000 feet. It didnt seem like 6,000 feet. It didnt seem like 6,000 feet, but it was a long way. And so sudden, there was no warning at all. And i