- Author: Carole Hom
Published on: November 21, 2012
The World Bank yesterday released a report, "Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4C Warmer World Must Be Avoided".
The foreword, penned by the president of the World Bank, opens with, "I hope this report shocks us into action."
Neither the foreward nor the body of the report itself pulls any punches in describing the consequences of a warmer earth for coastal regions, food production, human health, water availability, tropical cyclones, and biodiversity. The authors describe undoing years of work in sustainable development and the severe social disruption that could result.
If you can't spare the time to read the entire 106-page report, at least read the executive summary.
It's dreary reading for Thanksgiving weekend. Read it anyway.
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