E doar inceputul...
Situatia devine catastrofala in ceea ce priveste culturile agricole in mai multe zone de pe planeta. Asta inseamna evident o crestere a preturilor la alimente.
Se agraveaza si problemele legate de apa potabila...
"This heatwave
is just the start. Britain has to adapt to climate change, fast..."(theguardian). Povesti. Politicienii n-au timp de asta, nici la ei, nici la noi, nici in alte parti...
Dintre pesimisti, tipul asta ramane cel mai tare, de departe:
Prof. Guy McPherson "He is best known for promoting the idea of near term extinction (NTE), a term he coined about the possibility of human extinction as soon as 2030."
"We're heading for a temperature within that span that is at or near the highest temperature experienced on Earth in the last 2 billion years."
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We don't have 10 years. The problem is when I give a number like that, people think it's going to be business as usual until nine years [and] 364 days."
Daca calculele lui se apropie macar la 25% de realitate, tot o sa gustam dintr-o situatie catastrofala in cativa ani.
El se bazeaza in mare masura pe posibilitatea unor emisii masive de gaz metan din zona permafrostului, pe masura ce se incalzeste clima. Alti specialisti sustineau pana de curand ca asta nu constituie un pericol iminent si major. Dar studii foarte recente indica ca e...
The permafrost bomb is ticking"...It is likely a decent guess to speculate that
the permafrost, and indeed the Arctic as a whole, is already at or very near a tipping point. The basis for such a claim is the simultaneous shift towards tipping points in a number of interconnected systems, many of which are positive reinforcing feedback mechanisms."