A weatherman breaks down in tears and vows NEVER to fly again due to grim ... - Daily Mail

Eric Holthaus, who used to do weather for Wall Street Journal, was reacting to Friday's findings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Scientists found in the report that it was 'extremely likely' that humans are causing warming trends
Holthaus said he has decided not to have children in order to leave a lighter carbon footprint, and has considered having a vasectomy
He tweeted on Friday 'no children, happy to go extinct'
The weatherman also said he is committed to stop flying as 'it's not worth the climate'
US Secretary of State, John Kerry, calls the report 'an alarm bell'
It means scientists have moved from being 90 per cent sure to 95 per cent sure regarding global warming

PUBLISHED: 07:36 EST, 28 September 2013 | UPDATED: 08:01 EST, 28 September 2013

A meteorologist who has covered weather for the Wall Street Journal tweeted that he has decided not to have children in order to leave a lighter carbon footprint, and is considering having a vasectomy.

He also vowed to stop flying after the world's recent climate-change report made him cry.

Eric Holthaus was reacting to the findings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which released a report on Friday that found it was 'extremely likely' that humans are causing warming trends seen in the last several decades.

On Friday afternoon the weatherman tweeted: 'No children, happy to go extinct, which in and of itself, carries a certain sadness. #IPCC'

His next tweet said: 'Its a very emotional decision. Mixed feelings. adios babies?'

According to another tweet from Holthaus, the Dutch artist known as Tinkebell, who calls attention to animal rights issues through works that use the remains of dead animals, had herself sterilised last week for a similar reason.

Eric Holthaus, a meteorologist who has covered weather for the Wall Street Journal, cried over the phone to his wife before getting on a plane, vowing it will be the last time he flies

Holthaus was reacting to findings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which released a report on Friday that found it is "extremely likely" that humans are causing warming trends

The weatherman said he would never fly again to reduce his carbon footprint

Holthaus, who now writes for Quartz, has decided he will also reduce his carbon footprint by giving up on air travel.

'I just broke down in tears in boarding area at SFO while on phone with my wife. I've never cried because of a science report before. #IPCC,' was his first tweet on around 2pm on Friday.

'I realised just now: This has to be the last flight I ever take. I'm committing right now to stop flying. It's not worth the climate,' he tweeted a few minutes later.

'Broke down': Holthaus' first tweet after reading the report

'Last flight': He commits to stop flying

Devotion: The weatherman says people should spend all their energy on the issue of climate change

Scientists say human activity is the dominant cause of global warming, a long-term trend that is clear despite a recent plateau in the temperatures.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change used its strongest language yet in the report on the causes of climate change, prompting calls for global action to control emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases.

'If this isn't an alarm bell, then I don't know what one is. If ever there were an issue that demanded greater cooperation, partnership, and committed diplomacy, this is it,' said US Secretary of State John Kerry.

US Secretary of State John Kerry said the report was 'an alarm bell'

The IPCC, which has 195 member countries, adopted the report Friday after all-night talks at a meeting in Stockholm.

In its previous assessment, in 2007, the U.N.-sponsored panel said it was 'very likely' that global warming was due to human activity, particularly the CO2 emissions resulting from the burning of coal, oil and gas.

The change means that scientists have moved from being 90 per cent sure to 95 per cent - about the same degree of certainty they have that smoking kills.

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