A new report issued Monday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) paints a dire picture of Earth’s future and presents evidence that the changing climate is already having a severe impact across the globe. Barring drastic new action, the report says, the planet is headed for a series of ecological and humanitarian catastrophes caused by human behaviors.
People and ecosystems in poorer regions are bearing the brunt of the impact, according to the report. Worsening heatwaves, droughts, and floods are causing mass death in certain animal and species, as well as severe food and water insecurity for people without the resources to survive extreme weather and climate events, among other effects. These extreme events have led to some “irreversible impacts as natural and human systems are pushed beyond their ability to adapt,” according to an official summary of the report.
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