Is global warming catastrophic?

Global warming has the potential to be globally catastrophic in two ways: We do nothing to stop the burning of fossil fuels which causes it, leading to greater and greater global warming and related accelerated climate change. read more

The effects of global warming are the environmental and social changes caused (directly or indirectly) by human emissions of greenhouse gases. There is a scientific consensus that climate change is occurring, and that human activities are the primary driver. read more

A global catastrophic risk is a hypothetical future event which could damage human well-being on a global scale, even crippling or destroying modern civilization. An event that could cause human extinction or permanently and drastically curtail humanity's potential is known as an existential risk. read more