{"id":239323,"date":"2023-10-24T16:47:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T16:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=239323"},"modified":"2023-10-24T16:47:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T16:47:07","slug":"climate-change-has-reached-uncharted-territory-that-imperils-life-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/climate-change-has-reached-uncharted-territory-that-imperils-life-on-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate change has reached \u2018uncharted territory that imperils life on Earth’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An international coalition of climate scientists has warned that Earth\u2019s vital signs have entered \u2018uncharted territory\u2019 that imperils life.<\/p>\n

In a report published today, the experts warned that 20 of the 35 metrics they used to track climate change have reached record extremes.<\/p>\n

Moreover, data presented by the team shows that many climate-related records were broken by \u201cenormous margins\u201d this year \u2014 particularly those relating to ocean temperatures and sea ice.<\/p>\n

The researchers also draw attention to this year\u2019s extraordinary Canadian wildfire season, which they note produced unprecedented levels of carbon dioxide emissions.<\/p>\n

The report comes four years after the same authors published their \u201cWorld Scientists\u2019 Warning of a Climate Emergency\u201d, which was co-signed by more than 15,000 scientists across 161 countries.<\/p>\n

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The report was authored by ecologist Professor William Ripple of the Oregon State University, Dr Christopher Wolf of Corvallis-based Terrestrial Ecosystems Research Associates and 10 other US and international experts.<\/p>\n

Ripple said: \u201cLife on our planet is clearly under siege. The statistical trends show deeply alarming patterns of climate-related variables and disasters.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also found little progress to report as far as humanity combating climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wolf added: \u201cWithout actions that address the root problem of humanity taking more from the Earth than it can safely give, we\u2019re on our way to the potential collapse of natural and socioeconomic systems and a world with unbearable heat and shortages of food and freshwater.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wolf continued: \u201cAs scientists, we are hugely troubled by the sudden increases in the frequency and severity of climate-related disasters.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe frequency and severity of those disasters might be outpacing rising temperatures.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy the end of the 21st century, as many as three to six billion people may find themselves outside the Earth\u2019s livable regions.\u201d<\/p>\n

This, he explains, means \u201cthey will be encountering severe heat, limited food availability and elevated mortality rates.\u201d<\/p>\n

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