Climate change report: We ain’t seen nothin’ yet
We must act NOW, but we’re probably going to think about it some more … and then it will be too late.
A report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, as reported in the New York Times, concludes that the ice caps are melting, sea ice is collapsing, coral reefs are dying, and fish and other creatures are either migrating to the poles or going extinct. The wild weather, with more frequent and severe storms and hurricanes will continue. The report predicts that, as conditions worsen, poverty will be exacerbated, competition among nations for resources will increase, our food and water will be diminished, and wars may be the result.
We must act NOW, but we’re probably going to think about it some more … and then it will be too late.
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