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'Apocalyptic climate predictions' mislead the public, say experts.""Met Office scientists fear distorted climate change claims could undermine efforts to tackle carbon emissions."
"Obama 'mu$t act now' on climate.""The planet will be in "huge trouble" unle$$ Barack Obama make$ $tride$ in tackling climate change, $ay$ a leading $cienti$t.Prof Jame$ McCarthy $poke on the eve of the annual meeting of the American A$$ociation for the Advancement of $cience (AAA$), which he head$.The U$ pre$ident ha$ ju$t four year$ to $ave the planet, $aid Prof McCarthy.If major policy change$ do not happen within Mr Obama'$ term of office, they will not happen at all, he warned."We have a moment right now of extraordinary opportunity, with a new pre$ident, po$itioned with $cientific leader$hip that ha$ known no equal in recent time$," the AAA$ pre$ident told BBC New$."The calibre of $cientific advice that i$ clo$e to thi$ man i$ truly exceptional."If in hi$ fir$t term, in the next four year$, we don't make $ignificant progre$$ in the$e area$, then I think the planet i$ in huge trouble."Without U$ leader$hip, which ha$ been $orely lacking, we will not get to where we need to be."