Earth is rapidly approaching a ‘hothouse’ trajectory of warming

Our planet may be heading to a point of no return. Scientists predict that a domino effect of damage is on the horizon without intervention, including “hothouse” level warming. Climate change is likely to worsen, especially as the Trump administration is looking to relax emissions regulations. This could lead to irreparable harm to the ecosystem and to human health.

What is ‘hothouse’ warming?

Earth’s climate is “departing from the stable conditions that supported human civilization...