'Ecologists Warn of A Lethal, Ghastly Future & They Insist We Stop Sugarcoating It'

[Nitram]

2. What is probably not emphasized enough is how little we know about some of the more extreme

dangers of global warming. The one that concerns me the most is the potential disruption of the global circulation of the dominant ocean currents. The British Isles would become uninhabitable if the currents keeping them warm failed. Ocean life that depend on currents would suffer catastrophic extinctions if current circulation failed. The second most severe effect will be coastal flooding as sea level rises. Then there will be the disruption of rainfall patterns, which could turn fertile areas like the Midwest into deserts. I don't expect to see any of this happening during my lifetime, but our grandchildren will face extremely dire worldwide changes if we don't act now.