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climate-change2 years ago•5 min saved

Human Activities Alter Earth's Tilt and 'Goldilocks Zone'

Global warming is disrupting the Earth's "Goldilocks zone," the climate range that has allowed humanity to thrive for thousands of years. A new study warns that large populations are being pushed outside of their climate niche, while the risks of extreme heat events are increasing. However, the study also highlights that every tenth of a degree of global warming that can be avoided will help over 100 million people remain in a more favorable climate. Taking decisive climate policy actions can limit the human costs and inequities of climate change.

via Yale Climate Connections|

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climate-change2 years ago•3 min saved

Billions at Risk of Living in Uninhabitable Conditions Due to Global Temperature Rise

A new study published in the journal Nature Sustainability warns that if global warming continues unchecked, billions of people will be pushed outside the "climate niche," where humans can flourish, and exposed to dangerously hot conditions. By 2030, around two billion people will be outside the climate niche, facing average temperatures of 29 degrees Celsius or higher, with around 3.7 billion living outside the niche by 2090. Living outside the niche could lead to increased mortality rates, decreased crop yields, and increased conflict and the spread of disease. Experts say there is still time to slow the pace of global warming by moving away from burning oil, coal, and gas and toward clean energy, but the window is closing.

via CNN|

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climate-change2 years ago•4 min saved

Billions at Risk of Living Outside Safe Climate Zones Due to Global Heating

Global heating will force billions of people out of the "climate niche" in which humanity has thrived for centuries, exposing them to unprecedented temperatures and extreme weather. Urgent action to lower carbon emissions and keep global temperature rise to 1.5C would cut the number of people pushed outside the climate niche by 80%, to 400 million. India and Nigeria will face the worst changes, with most people pushed outside the human climate niche. The study highlights the phenomenal human cost of failing to tackle the climate emergency.

via The Guardian|

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