Humans 'Very Likely' Making Earth Warmer

February 1, 2007 Humans 'Very Likely' Making Earth Warmer (AP)

Dr Rajendra K Pachauri, of India, chairs the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change conference in Paris, Monday Jan. 29, 2007 to finalize an authoritative report on climate change, expected to be a grim warning of rising temperatures and sea levels worldwide. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is to unveil its latest assessment of the environmental threat posed by global warming on Friday. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

(AP) -- The most authoritative report on climate change is using the strongest wording ever on the source of global warming, saying it is "very likely" caused by humans and already is leading to killer heat waves and stronger hurricanes, delegates who have seen the report said Thursday.



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