Gloomy weather forecast for 2070: In 50 years it could get very hot - researchers with an explicit warning

Climate change affects the entire earth.

But the effects could be even more dramatic than feared.

2070 threatens weather chaos that could make life impossible for many.

• The

  climate change

  was before the

  Corona pandemic *

  a hotly debated issue.

• Even now, the topic shouldn't take a back seat, researchers show.

• 2070

  threatens

  weather chaos

  with consequences for temperatures worldwide.

For a while it was probably the number one topic in politics and on the streets:

.

But since

the population and thus also the Bundestag and the state parliaments firmly under control, the topic seems to have moved into the background.

However, a report from

the United States'

now shows that global warming should not be taken lightly.

Because if

continues as before, there is apparently a threat of

like never before.

Weather chaos: people need average temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees - will that soon no longer exist?

Like many other living beings, humans also live in niches, especially when it comes to the temperatures of their living space *.

Because who likes it too hot?

found that people today mostly live in areas with an

.

The conditions here are ideal for agriculture and animal husbandry, as well as for non-agricultural work.

There are minor exceptions to this niche, especially in the Indian monsoon region, where the population lives at average temperatures of 20 to 25 degrees.

Weather chaos: temperatures will rise dramatically - researchers warn

But this niche could change in the future.

According to calculations by the National Academy of Science, the temperature will rise

more sharply in the next 50 years as

progresses

as it has not in the last 6,000 years.

This means that in regions where the current average is 13 degrees, the

around 20 degrees

- conditions that are currently only known from North Africa or parts of southern China.

By 2070, billions of people could live under climate conditions warmer than conditions fit for human life.

A study of the human climate niche suggests the need to improve human development in areas where adaptation to climate change is low.

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In addition, without taking migration into account, a third of the population would be

exposed to

an

- temperatures that currently only exist on 0.8% of the global area - mainly in the Sahara.

In 2070 this area would expand to 19% of the country.

3.5 billion people would have to emigrate

to restore their current living conditions.

However, the latter statement should be treated with caution, writes the National Academy of Science.

Because migration is not only determined by the prevailing temperatures, but also has other influencing factors.

In addition, people can also adapt to new living conditions.

Weather chaos: researchers appeal - "It's not too late"

The academy's researchers start at the point of human adaptation.

"It is not yet too late

to mitigate

and improve adaptability, especially in promoting the people of the south," the researchers write in their report.

The results of the study are an appeal to the world to contain climate change in order

to avoid

in 50 years.

The researchers are not the first to warn.

Other advisors also made dire predictions about climate change - one country is particularly affected.

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