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...floods, storms, fires and droughts," with most of the pain being borne by the poor, tropical countries already on the edge of environmental disaster. In Africa by 2020, between 75 and 250 million people are expected to suffer from increased water shortages resulting from climate change, and attempting to adapt could consume as much as 10% of the GDP of African nations. In poorly nourished Central and South Asia, crop yields could decrease 30% by 2050. "The poorest of the poor are going to be the worst hit," said IPCC Chairman Rajendra Pachauri. "People who are poor are least able...
...climate change paralyzes rather than galvanizes the public. But the unwritten word behind the IPCC's dire predictions, and its source of hope, is if. If we can limit and later eliminate carbon emissions, if we can make a rapid transition to cleaner energy, if we help poorer nations adapt to the changes underway, then the worst consequences will be averted. But that can only happen if we act globally...
...with their spouses, such as buying groceries, picking up the kids from school, changing diapers and feeding the babies," says Zhang Liang, a researcher on fatherhood at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. Chan, the fast-food executive, is one of the legion of fathers who has had to adapt accordingly. "My wife picks our son up from playschool and brings him to her workplace, and cooks him something to eat in the pantry there," he says. "I come and pick them up a couple of hours later and bring them home at around...
Environmental reporter Mark Hertsgaard, who has covered the climate story for more than 15 years, rounds out the package, telling us a bit of hard truth about how we'll have to adapt to a warmer world before even the most aggressive steps can start to turn the thermostat down. "There's no doubt in my mind that we have an excellent chance of surviving climate change," Hertsgaard says, "though there will unquestionably be losses along...
...latest science makes it clear that we will be living with global warming for the rest of our lives. That's not a happy thought, but it's not necessarily dire either. The key is to follow the new rules of life under global warming. Think ahead, adapt as necessary and make sure to cut greenhouse emissions in time. Adaptation won't be cheap. It won't be optional either...