'Extreme weather events will increase'
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says the risk of extreme weather events is likely to increase if the global warming trend continues.
Weather extremes show 'climate risk' Updated: 13:20, Tuesday February 19, 2013 Last year's record shrinkage of Arctic sea ice and a spell of catastrophic droughts, floods and storms highlight the risk to the planet from climate change, the UN Environment Programme says.