The world may surpass the key 1.5-degree-Celsius (2.7-degree-Fahrenheit) global warming threshold within the next five years, a major new outlook on climate trends shows. It’s the latest sign that we’re speeding toward a grim future unless we change course.
We had a training wheels trial of a global catastrophe and it looked like we couldn't tell our asses from a hole in the ground. The funniest part of going back and watching mid-2000s disaster movies is the idea that anyone would do anything about this stuff.