Paris 2015: Two degrees warming a 'prescription for disaster' says top climate scientist James Hansen

By Peter Hannam
Updated May 5 2015 - 12:23pm, first published 12:04pm
Antarctica's ice sheets are melting faster than models predicted, James Hansen says Photo: Alex Cornell
Antarctica's ice sheets are melting faster than models predicted, James Hansen says Photo: Alex Cornell
Wollongong Harbour copped a battering during last month's east coast low. Photo: Adam McLean
Wollongong Harbour copped a battering during last month's east coast low. Photo: Adam McLean
Beach erosion at Hawks Nest in the wake of April's storms.
Beach erosion at Hawks Nest in the wake of April's storms.

The aim to limit global warming to two degrees of pre-industrial levels is "crazy" and "a prescription for disaster", according to a long-time NASA climate scientist.

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