David Attenborough warns of ‘irreversible damage’ to the planet from climate change in his upcoming BBC One documentary.
We’re running out of time but there’s still hope,’ says Sir David Attenborough in a new documentary about the ‘catastrophic future’ of climate change.
The naturalist and broadcaster, 92, says ‘conditions have changed far faster’ than he ever imagined when he first talked about the impact of climate change 20 years ago.
His documentary which looks at threats to the planet and how we could save it could not come sooner enough, with 2018 being the fourth hottest year on record.
Climate Change – The Facts, which airs in spring on BBC One, includes footage showing the devastating impact global warming has already had, as well as interviews with climatologists and meteorologists.
Scientists including Dr James Hansen, Dr Michael Mann and Professor Catherine Mitchell talk about the science behind the extreme weather conditions of recent years, which has seen severe storms and massive wildfires.
They also discuss the accelerating rate at which the world’s ice is melting, causing the sea level to rise and how deforestation is worsening the problem by adding to CO2 in the atmosphere.
The BBC say the film will ‘deliver an unflinching exploration of what dangerous levels of climate change could mean for human populations.’
Climate scientists say that is global warming exceeds 1.5 degrees, there could be disastrous consequences including extreme heatwaves, severe droughts, the extinction of coral reefs not to mention the inevitable sea level rise.
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What a lot of people don’t seem to understand is that our modern civilization which we all take for granted is far less able to adapt to a changing climate than is our human species. Even if Homo sapiens do not go extinct, the consequences of societal collapse would be unimaginably catastrophic. I can envision a scenario where small groups of elites shelter in technological sanctuaries while the larger populace is left to fend for themselves across a devastated landscape. Obviously, the population would crash and hunter-gatherer lifestyles would reemerge.
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The first what happens is war.
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Absolutely.
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Of course have the rich already planned to buy themselves out.
And this b@st@rd applied for a special permit to build a 14-foot high sea wall to protect his golf course here in Ireland against rising sea level.
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Some 1.7 million people are said to be affected across southern Africa, with no electricity or running water in areas where homes have been swept away and roads destroyed by the floods. Overall death toll so far is at about 700 people across Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. The Buzi and Zambezi rivers are at risk of breaking their banks again.
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