The World is Closer to a Food Crisis Than Most People Realize

[magical thyme]

11. I live the best I can

but yes, I believe it is too late. Note that I said for civilization, not necessary for life. Our current lifestyle is totally unsustainable, and the lives and populations of every species on the planet, including humans, will be impacted. And yes, we, too, may well end up extinct.

If we stopped all CO2 emissions today. Stopped them completely, not one more emission, the temperature would continue to rise dramatically for several decades at least based solely on the emissions we've produced until now.

And that's not including tripping points like the thawing peat bogs in Siberia, and the thousands of undersea methane fountains recently discovered spewing in the arctic. Stopping now would not turn them off. Who knows what other surprises lurk around the corner.

I don't expect science and technology to bail us out this time around. Everything has limits. That includes us.

That does not mean it will all end tomorrow or that we should not continue to do what we can. But there is no point in kidding yourself in thinking that there might not be very drastic changes coming, and sooner rather than later. What we are seeing now is only the very beginning.