100 Million to Die by 2030 If World Fails to Act on Climate

Scientific American ^ | 26 September 2012 | Nina Chestney

[Windflier]

LONDON (Reuters) - More than 100 million people will die and global economic growth will be cut by 3.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030 if the world fails to tackle climate change, a report commissioned by 20 governments said on Wednesday.

As global average temperatures rise due to greenhouse gas emissions, the effects on the planet, such as melting ice caps, extreme weather, drought and rising sea levels, will threaten populations and livelihoods, said the report conducted by humanitarian organization DARA.

It calculated that five million deaths occur each year from air pollution, hunger and disease as a result of climate change and carbon-intensive economies, and that toll would likely rise to six million a year by 2030 if current patterns of fossil fuel use continue.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

The Earth is going to completely implode unless we make liberals rich right now!!!!!

Unless we give more power and money to the government. Unless we let liberals lower our standard of living even more.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Do you notice these claims are always near enough that most people will care and far enough in the future that no one will remember? Total B.S.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

September 27, 2012 - NASA's Rubber Ruler Scandal "It turns out that there is no way to reliably compare current global temperatures to historical data using NASA's database. It is a scientific scandal............."

[Northern Yankee]

According to Ted Danson there was suppose to be no life in the ocean at this point.

Hmmmmm......

[sten]

100m by 2030? that it??

currently, 42m people are killed in the womb every year worldwide

that’s about 756m people over the next 18 years (more if you count potential offspring)

so why am i supposed to care more about the 100m then the 756m?

[outofsalt]

I love that list!

[zeugma]

If they were really interested in the welfare of the people on this planet, they’d lift the ban on DDT. The fact that no one is clamoring for that, demonstrates conclusively that all they are interested in is power and control.

[Daffynition]

http://www.numberwatch.co.uk/warmlist.htm

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Too late.

The world already ended in 1980.

[Born Conservative]

Will 100 million die of natural causes anyway if they DON’T “act on climate”?

[Nifster]

sweet