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John Gibbons: The climate future we have long feared is already here

In 2008, scientist James Lovelock predicted that it would take just 20 years for climate breakdown to truly be felt. Now it seems his prediction is coming true

A resident holds an empty water hose during an attempt to extinguish forest fires approaching the village of Pefki in Evia, Greece’s second largest island: Picture: Getty Imags