Mx.D.P

ChatBox is a 2023 trained AI model, so this could be an AI hallucination, but I rather think it isn’t.

Current estimates suggest warming of 3.6°C is more likely as climate policies are being stalled or reversed. The IPCC also outlines a worst-case scenario where global temperature could rise by 4.4°C by 2100 if fossil fuel use increases dramatically and no strong mitigation is adopted.

If global temperatures rise by 4.4°C above pre-industrial levels the consequences would be extreme and catastrophic for much of life on Earth, not just humans. Here’s what the latest science says, BRACE YOURSELF

Extreme Heat and Unliveable Regions

Unprecedented Heatwaves: Huge parts of the tropics, Middle East, South Asia, and some temperate regions could experience wet bulb temperatures (a measure combining heat and humidity) that are lethal to humans without air conditioning, even for healthy people sitting in the shade.

Chronic Heat Stress: Billions of people would face dangerous heat for weeks or months each year. Outdoor work would become impossible in many regions.

Massive Sea Level Rise

Projections: Sea levels could rise by 0.5 to 1 meter by 2100, with several meters more locked in and irreversible over coming centuries as polar ice melts.

Coastal Cities: Major cities (London, New York, Shanghai, Mumbai, Lagos, Miami, etc.) and whole low-lying countries could become uninhabitable or lost to the sea, displacing hundreds of millions.

Collapse of Food and Water Systems

Crop Failures: Staple crops would fail in much of the world, with global yields falling by up to 50% in some regions. Some areas could see near-total loss of agricultural viability.

Water Scarcity: Severe, permanent droughts would affect huge swathes of the planet, leaving billions without reliable water.

Ecosystem and Biodiversity Collapse

Mass Extinctions: Most coral reefs would vanish, rainforests could collapse, and up to half or more of all plant and animal species could face extinction.

Ocean Life: Widespread oxygen loss, acidification, and warming would decimate fish stocks and marine ecosystems.

Health and Social Chaos

Health Crises: Massive increases in heat-related deaths, malnutrition, disease outbreaks, and air pollution.

Migration and Conflict: Displacement of up to a billion people, widespread famine, and soaring risk of conflict over food, water, and land.

Economic Meltdown

Global Economy: Economic damages could exceed 10–20% of global GDP. Insurance, banking, and government systems could collapse in the most affected regions.

What is the bottom line Mx D.P.?
A 4.4°C world is almost unrecognisable compared to today.

Large areas would be literally irreversibly uninhabitable for humans and other species.

Food and water shortages, mass migration, and social breakdown would be the norm. The risks of crossing irreversible tipping points globally, like rapid ice sheet collapse or Amazon rainforest dieback, would be very high, locking in even more warming and impacts for centuries.

This scenario is why even a 3°C world is considered dangerous, and why rapid emissions cuts are so urgent.

So things are really grim folks.

Best go make some Art!

Better still make a kind comunity, you could use Art to do that!

…Good Idea Mx. D.P.

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