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Originally Posted by WagnerX5
It isn't the "Earth" we care about, it is our ability to live on it.
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Yes, that is the point. I saw Al Gore's movie and he explained that the Earth will be fine. What he explained was that things on Earth will change, and our ability to live here will be compromised. But some other species will actually do better, for example mosquitos.
The prediction for the next 50-75 years if the current trend continues is that ocean levels will rise 30-40 feet worldwide. Europe will fall back into an ice age, resulting in 30-40 degrees lower temperatures there. Southern Africa will become desert just like northern Africa. Much of the United States will also become desert just like the Southwest. Much of Southeast Asia and the Southeast United States will be under water. And overall, the supply of drinking water worldwide will become much smaller.
Regardless of what you believe the cause is, this is what is going to happen in the next 50-75 years if the trend of the last 30 years continues.