14 DAY TRIAL // Australian scientists writing in a recent issue of the journal Nature Climate Change say that, as far as they can tell, our planet will get somewhere between 2 to 6 degrees Celsius (3.6 to 10.8 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer by the end of the century.
These changes in global average temperatures will inevitably trigger a series of extreme weather manifestations.
Floods, droughts and severe storms are just some of the weather events expected to come our way.
The scientists also warn that, as global temperatures continue to up, sea ice and glaciers will begin to melt. In other words: we'd better get ready for some serious sea level rise. Mongabay quotes study co-author David Karoly from the University of Melbourne, who stated as follows:
“Our results reconfirm the need for urgent and substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions if the world is to avoid exceeding the global warming target of 2 degrees needed to minimize dangerous climate change.”