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See what Three Degrees of Global Warming Looks Like (2021)

If global temperatures rise three degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the results would be catastrophic. It’s an entirely plausible scenario, and this film shows you what it would look like.

00:00 - What will a 3°C world look like?

00:57 - Climate change is already having devastating effects

02:58 - How climate modelling works

04:06 - Nowhere is safe from global warming

05:20 - The impact of prolonged droughts 

08:24 - Rising sea levels, storm surges and flooding

10:27 - Extreme heat and wet-bulb temperatures

12:51 - Increased migration and conflict 

14:26 - Adaptation and mitigation are crucial 

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