The group of international experts said that more research is needed into the worst case results of climate change, including the potential for societal collapse or human extinction
How climate change makes wildfires worseThe researchers argue that the consequences of 3C warming and its extreme risks are under-examined.
They have proposed a research agenda which includes what they call the"four horsemen" of the climate endgame: famine and malnutrition, extreme weather, conflict and vector-borne diseases. Co-author Prof Johan Rockstrom, director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, said:"The more we learn about how our planet functions, the greater the reason for concern."We must do the math of disaster in order to avoid it."
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