Such an increase could have potentially catastrophic consequences for mankind, causing the global sea level to rise more than 30 centimeters by 2100, droughts to become more severe and placing almost 90 percent of coral reefs at risk of extinction."A world even 1.5°C [warmer] will mean more severe droughts and global sea level rise, increasing the risk of damage from storm surges and crop loss and raising the cost of adaptation for millions of people," the report with multiple authors said. Did somebody dig this up from 1991? I thought we covered this already. And if the "Globe" is already warmer, why are we still talking future tense here. Are we living in the past already? Just how far back in time have we traveled?