2099
Sea levels are wreaking havoc around the world
Despite efforts to halt climate change, it came too late to save many lowland areas of the world. Sea levels rose nearly two metres by the end of the 21st century, displacing hundreds of millions of people.* The Maldives were especially hard hit, with most of the nation disappearing underwater completely.*
Nations around the globe were forced to begin large-scale evacuation and resettlement programmes, while trillions of dollars were spent on coastal defences.
Over 80% of the Amazon rainforest has been lost
Due to the combined impacts of logging, drought, forest fires, desertification, agriculture and industrial expansion, less than one-fifth of the Amazon now remains.*
In addition to mass extinctions of flora and fauna, indigenous peoples' communities are now rapidly vanishing.
Positive feedback loops - caused by elevated atmospheric CO2 - mean there is now essentially no hope of saving the rainforest. A tipping point has been passed, setting the stage for its irreversible decline.*
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