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New study shows a 1-in-20 chance climate change will cause a complete societal collapse

Most of the world’s human population, and the health of ecosystems across the planet, could face an existential threat by the end of the century if rapid, forceful action is not taken to combat climate change.

According to a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, there is now a 1-in-20 chance that climate change will cause an "existential/unknown" warming effect, defined in the study as a global temperature rise of 5 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels, that would have a devastating impact on humanity while wiping out 20 percent of life on Earth.

by Greg Beach

http://inhabitat.com/new-study-shows-a-1-in-20-chance-climate-change-will-cause-a-complete-societal-collapse/

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