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if the world warms by four degrees

if the world warms by four degrees oceans rise overtaking heavily populated

oceans rise overtaking heavily populated

oceans rise overtaking heavily populated Delta’s home to a billion people

Delta’s home to a billion people

Delta’s home to a billion people Bangladesh washed away

Bangladesh washed away

Bangladesh washed away Egypt inundated Venice submerged

glaciers disappear shutting off the flow

glaciers disappear shutting off the flow of fresh water to billions more northern

of fresh water to billions more northern

of fresh water to billions more northern Canada becomes one of the planet’s most

Canada becomes one of the planet’s most

Canada becomes one of the planet’s most bountiful agricultural zones while a

bountiful agricultural zones while a

bountiful agricultural zones while a beach in Scandinavia could be the next

beach in Scandinavia could be the next

beach in Scandinavia could be the next San Tropez the entire West Antarctic Ice

San Tropez the entire West Antarctic Ice

San Tropez the entire West Antarctic Ice Sheet could collapse sending sea levels

Sheet could collapse sending sea levels

Sheet could collapse sending sea levels rising even further this could be our

rising even further this could be our

rising even further this could be our world plus four degrees I have four

world plus four degrees I have four

world plus four degrees I have four degrees we really do begin to see a

degrees we really do begin to see a

degrees we really do begin to see a planet which is completely

planet which is completely

planet which is completely unrecognizable from the one we know

unrecognizable from the one we know

unrecognizable from the one we know today

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[Music] we will see the possible drying up of

we will see the possible drying up of

we will see the possible drying up of some of the most important rivers in the

some of the most important rivers in the

some of the most important rivers in the world and this will endanger the

world and this will endanger the

world and this will endanger the survival of tens and even hundreds of

survival of tens and even hundreds of

survival of tens and even hundreds of millions of people if the planet is ever

millions of people if the planet is ever

millions of people if the planet is ever four degrees warmer one of its great

four degrees warmer one of its great

four degrees warmer one of its great rivers will be self-destructing at both

rivers will be self-destructing at both

rivers will be self-destructing at both ends from a high mountain glacier to the

ends from a high mountain glacier to the

ends from a high mountain glacier to the Indian Ocean locals call it mother

Indian Ocean locals call it mother

Indian Ocean locals call it mother Ganges the holiest River in India

Ganges the holiest River in India

Ganges the holiest River in India perhaps in all the world

millions of devout pilgrims gather each

millions of devout pilgrims gather each year in a mass ritual to celebrate the

year in a mass ritual to celebrate the

year in a mass ritual to celebrate the rivers birthday when it is said the

rivers birthday when it is said the

rivers birthday when it is said the goddess Ganga came to earth to save her

goddess Ganga came to earth to save her

goddess Ganga came to earth to save her people from drought Himalayan rivers are

people from drought Himalayan rivers are

people from drought Himalayan rivers are the wellspring of life for over a

the wellspring of life for over a

the wellspring of life for over a billion people in China Nepal and India

climate scientists predict India could

climate scientists predict India could be one of the countries where the impact

be one of the countries where the impact

be one of the countries where the impact of global warming takes its greatest

of global warming takes its greatest

of global warming takes its greatest toll unless we begin to slow global

toll unless we begin to slow global

toll unless we begin to slow global warming in fewer than four decades the

warming in fewer than four decades the

warming in fewer than four decades the Ganges could be a river fighting for its

Ganges could be a river fighting for its

Ganges could be a river fighting for its very life

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