You know what wouldn’t feel like being on cloud 9? If the clouds disappeared. Recent research reveals that carbon released from burning fossil fuels breaks down the low hanging clouds that keep Earth cool. Without these clouds, the Earth’s temperature would increase 14 degrees Fahrenheit, leading to a mass extinction. Just to put in perspective the impact this would have: areas near the equator would become inhabitable (yes, that means you can’t vacation in the Maldives anymore). Even an increase of just 4 degrees Fahrenheit could result in the end of human civilization according to climate scientist, Micheal Mann. Just another reason to protect our planet and stay away from fossil fuels.
We could see a 14-degree Fahrenheit increase by 2100.
