What’s the worst that could happen?

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People board a ferry prior to an evacuation as a wildfire approaches the seaside village of Limni on the island of Evia, Greece, on August 6, 2021.
Extreme heat and dry weather created the conditions for massive wildfires around the world, like the blazes that torched Greece in August.

These five climate scenarios show us what the future of the planet could look like.ByUmair IrfanSep 10, 2021, 9:30am EDT

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How bad could climate change get?

Humans have already warmed the planet by at least 1 degree Celsius by burning fossil fuels that spew heat-trapping gases into the sky. The oceans are rising, and deadly disasters like wildfires, heat waves, and flooding are becoming more destructive. Almost every part of the world is experiencingthe effects of climate change.

That much is “unequivocal,” according to thelatest reportfrom the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an international team of scientists convened by the United…

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