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Climate Change in 50 Years: What Could the World Look Like?

The climate evidence is coming thick and fast, painting a vivid picture of our future. Within the next 50 years, our planet is likely to be a very different place: altered significantly by rising seas, intense storms, the destruction of wildlife. Many of these effects are now happening, but it is the following decades that could reveal the true force of climate change. If we assume a conservative probability of 80% for life expectancy, we will experience these changes firsthand. Anyone born today (anyone born after 1995) will witness these shifts and feel the profound impact of a fast-moving, fast-changing planet. Fifty years from now, the world we're living in, what we've done, and what life on Earth will ultimately look like will become increasingly clear. United Nations warning A report by the United Nation's climate change body published 4 October 2023 states that Earth is heading for a disastrous rise in temperatures.