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Halloween a day late: IPCC digs into the really scary stuff of climate change

by Sarah Laskow. The International Panel on Climate Change is gearing up to release its next big report, and climate deniers are gearing up to poke futilely at it, claiming it's wrong in every way possible. But if you, like a normal human being, believe in science, you can get a sneak peek — the Associated Press got its hands on part of the draft. Here are a few things the report says that we can expect: more droughts more intense monsoons

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