random samplings of a restless mind scanning life's canopy
That's how hot the Earth may become by the time my eldest is a 95-year old grandma, under scenarios of increasing or decreasing carbon emissions, according to simulations from the UK Met Office. Which world do you think I (and she) should be working towards? The above maps come via a BBC story which has more on other aspects of change that is coming our way: rising waters, acid oceans, and water stress on this blue planet that is our only home.
If you want to see how we will get there, to one of the above warmer planets, the trajectories of these two scenarios of global warming starting with (and grounded in) data from the past half century to project for the end of this century, here's a animated video version, which also shows the entire globe, not just the New World seen in the maps above:
So, which world do you want to leave behind for our future generations?
I'm a reconciliation ecologist studying the responses of wildlife to human influences through an evolutionary lens. I seek ways to apply evolutionary ecology towards reconciling biodiversity conservation with human development. Also a father of two girls; photographer; birdwatcher; bookworm; cinephile; and explorer of the internets.
I'm a reconciliation ecologist studying the responses of wildlife to human influences through an evolutionary lens. I seek ways to apply evolutionary ecology towards reconciling biodiversity conservation with human development. Also a father of two girls; photographer; birdwatcher; bookworm; cinephile; and explorer of the internets.
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