"I realise they've had issues with the weather, but it looks disastrous from the photos I saw on the BBC Sport website, " said Pinsent.

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In theory, therefore, the earth's temperature should be on the rise--with potentially disastrous consequences that could include inundated coastlines, drastically altered weather, severe disturbances to agriculture, and tropical diseases' pushing into new territory.

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