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hurricane activity). This report does not identify any specific projections of
abrupt climate changes that the committee considers to be robustly estab-
lished, e.g., based on clear physical understanding of processes and multiple
models. However, it is clear that the risk of surprises can be expected to
increase with the duration and magnitude of the warming. Finally, this report
shows throughout that present emissions represent commitments to growing
current and future impacts, including the very long-term future over many
thousands of years. {2.4, 3.4, 4.3, 4.4, 5.8, 6.1, 6.2}
