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national science, technology and environment reporter Michael Slezak and the Specialist Reporting Team's Loretta Florance

IPCC climate scientists issue 'a survival guide for humanity', warning window closing to reduce emissions

Warraber man Daniel Billy is afraid for his homeland, including the burial grounds of his family, as the ocean creeps closer to his community. (Supplied: Regina Larry)

The world’s climate scientists have issued what one expert said is a "final warning" before global warming exceeds 1.5 degrees Celsius.

"The climate time-bomb is ticking," said UN Secretary-General António Guterres, at a meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which this week released its final "synthesis report", marking six years of work by about 700 scientists. 

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