News review from BBC Learning English. Hello, and welcome to News Review, the programme where we show you how to use the language from the latest news stories in your everyday English. Hi, I'm Neil. Joining me today is Dan. Hi, Dan. Good morning. What's our story? Our story is about heat and the future. OK, well, sounds ominous预兆的. Let's find out some more from this BBC News piece. At this moment in time, the world has warmed about 1°C above the pre-industrial工业的 level.
This new analysis分析 says that temperatures would have risen much faster if it weren't for the oceans, forests and lands absorbing vast巨大的 amounts of CO2 from human activities. However, as temperatures continue upwards, the scientists say that these natural systems can flip掷 from soaking up carbon碳 to spewing out huge巨大的 quantities into the atmosphere大气. That could cause造成 a domino effect where permafrost thaws, forest dieback and ice sheets crumble弄碎, leading to a world with 4-5°C of warming with towering seas inundating coastlines.
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