Climate expert says 2/3rds of humans are under an effective 'death sentence'
Climate expert says 2/3rds of humans are under an effective 'death sentence'
Dr. Deborah Brosnan, a climate and ocean scientist, predicts that Earth could eventually become uninhabitable for humans given the grave state of the planet
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There's no mention of why this scientist thinks there's a "death sentence" for two thirds of humans, as opposed to the more common prediction that the consequences of climate change will be severe but not apocalyptic. On the contrary, the discussion of small island nations (whose plight is serious for themselves but almost inconsequential on a global scale) seems like something one might bring up if one didn't have more catastrophic consequences to talk about.
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This is not enough according to Dr. Brosnan, who gave a laundry list of steps the world could take to save the ozone layer.
Ozone layer? The Mirror is not a good newspaper.
Terrible source/article, but aside from the sensationalist headline, for many of the people affected it is only a death sentence if we prevent them from leaving these soon to be inhospitable areas.