1/ Over 250 million people are experiencing 'acute hunger' or are on 'the cusp of severe hunger' now due to conflict and climate shocks as we head over 1°C.
What will happen during the unprecedented rapid warming of 2020 to 2039 with temperatures leaping to 1.5°C - 2°C?
What will happen during the unprecedented rapid warming of 2020 to 2039 with temperatures leaping to 1.5°C - 2°C?
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'surpassing the 1.5 °C threshold will represent a threat to global food security. For maize, risks of multiple breadbasket failures increase the most, from 6% to 40% at 1.5 to 54% at 2 °C warming.'
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
'surpassing the 1.5 °C threshold will represent a threat to global food security. For maize, risks of multiple breadbasket failures increase the most, from 6% to 40% at 1.5 to 54% at 2 °C warming.'
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
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Climate catastrophe began decades ago for 100s of millions of people.
'Climate shocks and conflict will continue driving food insecurity...'
Over 250 million are already experiencing 'acute hunger' or are on 'the cusp of severe hunger'.
sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/…
Climate catastrophe began decades ago for 100s of millions of people.
'Climate shocks and conflict will continue driving food insecurity...'
Over 250 million are already experiencing 'acute hunger' or are on 'the cusp of severe hunger'.
sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/…
If the Earth warms from 1°C in 2015 to 2°C in 2035, which species will cope?
A whole degree in just two decades? It's an unthinkable rate of change, however, it appears highly likely.
What can I say?
The planet we think we're living on no longer exists.
A whole degree in just two decades? It's an unthinkable rate of change, however, it appears highly likely.
What can I say?
The planet we think we're living on no longer exists.
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'...the fierce competition for water, the lifeblood of agriculture. Water withdrawals have increased threefold over the last 50 years, and demand is anticipated to rise by a further 40% by 2030.'
We must abandon the rigged, unjust economics of the WEF.reports.weforum.org/global-risks-2…
'...the fierce competition for water, the lifeblood of agriculture. Water withdrawals have increased threefold over the last 50 years, and demand is anticipated to rise by a further 40% by 2030.'
We must abandon the rigged, unjust economics of the WEF.reports.weforum.org/global-risks-2…
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Water calamity from the 2020s:
Water calamity from the 2020s:
