At a time when governments are struggling to adopt climate legislation, the Chief Scientist for Australia, Professor Penny D Sackett, said continued delays in reducing carbon emissions could ultimately contribute to the dangerous impacts of global warming.

In 1998 the world saw its hottest year on record up to that point, as measured by average global air temperatures. This has led some to falsely conclude that world has stopped warming ever since. Global warming has not stopped. Read on to find out the facts.