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How the world woke up to climate change

Professor James Hansen finally got US politicians to listen to his warnings about climate change in 1988.

Professor James Hansen finally got US politicians to listen to his warnings about climate change in June 1988 after years of trying. He and fellow NASA scientists had first predicted global warming almost a decade earlier. Professor Hansen spoke to Ashley Byrne about his discoveries in 2018.

This programme is a rebroadcast.It is a Made in Manchester production.

Image: Map of the world. Credit: Science Photo Library.

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