WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore urged Congress to move quickly to avert the devastating effects of global warming.
In testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday, Gore told former colleagues that even if the global greenhouse gas emissions were halted today, the world could experience an increase in temperatures of between 2.5 degrees to 7.5 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100, The Washington Post reported.