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The report in brief

>> Rainfall increasing in higher latitudes; decreasing in lower latitudes
>> Warm nights are increasing, cold nights are decreasing
>> Arctic warming between the 19th and 21st century is double that of warming in the rest of the world
>> Frequency of drought is increasing in most places
>> Retreat of glaciers has increased since the early 1990s
>> Glaciers and ice caps losing mass
>> Sea-level rise of 0.5 mm from 1961-2003 and 0.77 mm rise between 1991-2003
>> Sea level will rise between 18 cm and 59 cm by 2100

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