Climate Change and Its Impact

The video discusses the severe impacts of a 5° rise in global temperatures, leading to uninhabitable zones and massive climate refugee crises. It highlights the challenges human civilization would face, including the breakdown of social systems and increased suffering for the poor. The video emphasizes the importance of preventing such a catastrophe and the difficult choices humanity may face if prevention fails.

What are the potential consequences of a 5° increase in global temperatures?

• Expansion of habitable zones

• Decrease in climate refugees

• Stabilization of global climate

• Drying of snow packs and aquifers

What is a potential outcome of drying aquifers in major cities?

• Increased water supply

• Improved urban infrastructure

• Decreased population density

• Climate refugees in millions

What is a major concern about a significantly warmer world?

• Stability of human civilization

• Breakdown of traditional social systems

• Increased agricultural productivity

• Decrease in natural disasters

Who are most likely to suffer in the event of climate change?

• Wealthy individuals

• Middle-class families

• Government officials

• Poor and vulnerable populations

What example is used to illustrate the impact of climate change on the poor?

• Earthquake in Haiti

• Hurricane Sandy

• Hurricane Katrina

• Tsunami in Japan

What is the best way to handle the threat of a hotter planet?

• Adapt to the changes

• Prevent it from happening

• Relocate to other planets

• Ignore the warnings

What might humanity face if climate change prevention fails?

• Increased global cooperation

• Far more difficult choices

• More technological advancements

• Easier living conditions