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January 25, 2014 07:22 am GMT

Al Gore on Climate Change: 'Extreme Weather Events Are a Game Changer'

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Climate change made an appearance at the 44th annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, thanks to former Vice-President Al Gore and former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates. The two world figures commented on how extreme weather events are intensifying global awareness of the climate change phenomenon

The weather events they mentioned include the likes of the recent typhoon Haiyan and Hurricane Sandy, both of which caused huge economic and human damage

See also: 20 Gripping Photos of Extreme Weather

“I think that these extreme weather events which are now a hundred times more common than 30 years ago are really waking people's awareness all over the world [on climate change], and I think that is a game changer, “ said Gore, as reported by The Guardian Read more...

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