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Many climate scientists predict a "semi-dystopian" future, with famines, conflicts and mass migration, driven by heatwaves, wildfires, floods and storms (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

That semi-dystopian future really just sounds dystopian.

“I think we are headed for major societal disruption within the next five years,” said Gretta Pecl, at the University of Tasmania. “[Authorities] will be overwhelmed by extreme event after extreme event, food production will be disrupted. I could not feel greater despair over the future.”