The heat is on: 3°C Rise Predicted by 2021 — with Dire Consequences
Doug McIntyre highlights alarming findings presented at the ongoing COP29 climate conference that predict a global temperature rise of 3°C by 2100 if emission levels remain unchecked. Such an increase would exacerbate extreme weather, including stronger storms and widespread droughts. Climate refugees, already numbering millions, would grow as conditions in areas like Delhi — a city now enduring 120°F temperatures and severe pollution — become uninhabitable.
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