The UN secretary general, who began a visit to his homeland Sunday, warned of catastrophes if the world fails to work out a deal.
Ban said unchecked climate change would intensify drought, floods and other natural disasters and bring water shortages and malnutrition -- aggravating tensions and social unrest and even sparking violence.
"The human suffering will be incalculable," Ban said.
He said he was confident the world could avert catastrophe but time was running out. "We have the power to change course but we must do it now."
Now, as many have noted, you can't connect any particular disaster directly to CO2-driven climate change. But you can connect trends. And with more water vapor in the atmosphere, one trend is an increase in coastal storms and coastal flooding. Ask the residents of Taiwan about their experience with Typhoon Morakot last week.
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