The Arctic may have crossed key threshold, emitting billions of tons of carbon into the air, in a lo

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12. Our species may survive, but our technologically advanced civilization may not

Small communities of humans, knocked back to a pre-industrial age, living short brutal lives of constant hunger and tribal warfare, is not the future most of us hope our descendents to live in. It is, however, a real possibility given the risk of global resource wars and social collapse on a hot, crowded planet filled with all manner of horrific weapons controlled by increasingly desperate, nationalist leaders.