The world four degrees hotter? An unwelcome idea
| France24.com/AFP, 2009. |
Citation of François Gemenne in the AFP telegram, published on the website France24.comExtract: "A quarter of the planet's mammals are on a downward spiral toward extinction. "A 4.0 C increase in global mean temperatures has the potential to threaten human security and quality of life in a manner unprecedented in recent history," says Arizona State University professor Pamela McElwee. Francois Gemmene, a researcher at France's Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), adds: "At 4.0 C, climate-driven migration redraws the map of population distribution across the surface of the globe." >> See the article on France 24 website |
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