Future
Pollution
Collapse
Water
Plastic
Nature
Death
Migration
The long-term weather forecast is for more intense droughts alternating with more intense downpours.
“A Hotter Future Is Certain…How Hot Is Up to Us."
The First World, part one -
“Developed nations [will] construct storm-surge barriers to keep out the sea, and border walls to keep out the refugees.”
The First World, part two -
“Eventually the secured enclaves…will also succumb to collapse in chaos."
In 2019 “more than 11,000 scientists…[agreed that] climate change…could lead to ‘untold human suffering’.”
In 2021 this group emphasized the need for six changes:
- …eliminating fossil fuels and shifting to renewables;
- …slashing [other pollutants:] black carbon (soot), methane, and hydrofluorocarbons;
- …restoring and permanently protecting Earth’s ecosystems…
- …switching to mostly plant-based diets, reducing food waste, and improving cropping practices;
- …moving from…overconsumption by the wealthy, to…prices [which] reflect…environmental costs…
6…providing…family planning and supporting education and rights for…girls and…women."
“It is…in our own hearts and mind, where the climate battle will be waged.”