Potential climate change impacts by the year 2500
Updated Oct. 20, 2021 1:37 PM EST
New research from McGill University and the United Kingdom suggests that parts of the world may look very different by the year 2500.
Through the use of climate modeling, researchers found that under low to medium greenhouse gas mitigation scenarios, some high populated regions of the world may become uninhabitable.
Based on their research, the following may become reality by 2500........
Best crop-growing regions move towards the pole and possibly shrink. The wheat crop may be an example of this.
Extreme heat stress in highly-populated tropical regions may make survival very difficult even under high greenhouse gas mitigation efforts.
Global sea level continues to climb, which will eat away at low-lying coastlines.
Severe dieback of the Amazon rainforest, especially under weak to moderate mitigation efforts.
The U.S. Midwest "Breadbasket" may resemble a sub-tropical climate by 2500 with palm trees and other tropical plants.
Extreme heat in the highly populated Indian subcontinent by 2500 may require protective personal clothing for outdoor activity with a suit conducting water and coolants around the body.
Key excerpt from the study.......
Our projections past 2100 indicate that without rapid and significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, large areas of the Earth will change in ways that reduce their capacity to support large-scale human occupation. The long-term effects of 21st century warming will be felt for centuries to come, even if emissions are limited in the future.
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Potential climate change impacts by the year 2500
Updated Oct. 20, 2021 1:37 PM EST
New research from McGill University and the United Kingdom suggests that parts of the world may look very different by the year 2500.
Through the use of climate modeling, researchers found that under low to medium greenhouse gas mitigation scenarios, some high populated regions of the world may become uninhabitable.
Based on their research, the following may become reality by 2500........
Best crop-growing regions move towards the pole and possibly shrink. The wheat crop may be an example of this.
Extreme heat stress in highly-populated tropical regions may make survival very difficult even under high greenhouse gas mitigation efforts.
Global sea level continues to climb, which will eat away at low-lying coastlines.
Severe dieback of the Amazon rainforest, especially under weak to moderate mitigation efforts.
The U.S. Midwest "Breadbasket" may resemble a sub-tropical climate by 2500 with palm trees and other tropical plants.
Extreme heat in the highly populated Indian subcontinent by 2500 may require protective personal clothing for outdoor activity with a suit conducting water and coolants around the body.
Key excerpt from the study.......
Our projections past 2100 indicate that without rapid and significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, large areas of the Earth will change in ways that reduce their capacity to support large-scale human occupation. The long-term effects of 21st century warming will be felt for centuries to come, even if emissions are limited in the future.
Report a Typo