Saturday, March 10, 2007

The bad news gets badder

Here's some cheerful highlights from a sneak preview of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report:

- Within 20 years hundreds of millions of people won't have enough water.
- About 100 million will be made homeless due to flooding each year from rising sea levels
- Insect-borne diseases like malaria will spread. In 40 years, polar bears will mostly be found in zoos. Pests like fire ants will thrive.
- By 2080, half a billion people could face starvation.

So, still think its a good idea to have kids?

Link: here

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