if the world warms five degrees to massive uninhabitable zones spread into
massive uninhabitable zones spread into
massive uninhabitable zones spread into ones temperate regions of the northern
ones temperate regions of the northern
ones temperate regions of the northern and southern hemispheres snowpack and
and southern hemispheres snowpack and
and southern hemispheres snowpack and aquifers that feed the world’s great
aquifers that feed the world’s great
aquifers that feed the world’s great cities Los Angeles Cairo Lima Bombay are
cities Los Angeles Cairo Lima Bombay are
cities Los Angeles Cairo Lima Bombay are drying out climate refugees number in
drying out climate refugees number in
drying out climate refugees number in the hundreds of millions this could be
the hundreds of millions this could be
the hundreds of millions this could be our world plus five degrees I think in a
our world plus five degrees I think in a
our world plus five degrees I think in a world which is much warmer than now fire
world which is much warmer than now fire
world which is much warmer than now fire degrees it’s going to be inconceivable
degrees it’s going to be inconceivable
degrees it’s going to be inconceivable that human civilization can withstand
that human civilization can withstand
that human civilization can withstand that kind of a climatic shock
that kind of a climatic shock
that kind of a climatic shock [Music]
now we enter the twilight zone of
now we enter the twilight zone of climate change a nightmare vision of
climate change a nightmare vision of
climate change a nightmare vision of life on Earth
perhaps most frightening of all is how
perhaps most frightening of all is how much we can’t know traditional social
much we can’t know traditional social
much we can’t know traditional social systems would break down
I think it’s the poor everywhere that
I think it’s the poor everywhere that are going to suffer because if you take
are going to suffer because if you take
are going to suffer because if you take the example of say Hurricane Katrina
the example of say Hurricane Katrina
the example of say Hurricane Katrina which I’m not saying was necessarily
which I’m not saying was necessarily
which I’m not saying was necessarily caused by human induced climate change
caused by human induced climate change
caused by human induced climate change who were the worst sufferers in the city
who were the worst sufferers in the city
who were the worst sufferers in the city of New Orleans the poorest of the poor
of New Orleans the poorest of the poor
of New Orleans the poorest of the poor they were just left behind the best way
they were just left behind the best way
they were just left behind the best way to survive the catastrophe of a hotter
to survive the catastrophe of a hotter
to survive the catastrophe of a hotter planet is to prevent it from happening
planet is to prevent it from happening
planet is to prevent it from happening in the first place
in the first place
in the first place failing that we may be confronting far
failing that we may be confronting far
failing that we may be confronting far more difficult choices
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