WASHINGTON — Many damaging effects of climate change are already basically irreversible, researchers declared Monday, warning that even if carbon emissions can somehow be halted temperatures around the globe will remain high until at least the year 3000.
Report: Some climate damage already irreversible
Monday, January 26, 2009 | 4:59 p.m. CST
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