On the back of deadly storms in the Caribbean and wildfires raging across the US and Australia, scientists are warning that this is just the beginning of a growing number of disasters.
In the future, even parts of Southern Europe will be too hot for humans to reside in in the future, and skiing holidays may be a thing of the past as snow melts across the globe due to rising temperatures.
Coral reefs will continue to die, polar ice caps will melt and sea levels will rise are just a few more problems humanity will encounter if we do not reduce CO2 levels immediately, the researchers state.
Climate change will also have a dramatic effect on crops across the globe, they warn.
Not only are farmers waiting desperately for rain to fall in certain parts of the world, such as Asia, but the rain is becoming increasingly sporadic which is ruining crops.
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According to a study by the Asian Development Bank, rice harvest could drop by 50 per cent in the future.
Not only is this due to rising heat, but also to harder rainfall.
Climate researcher Mojib Latif told German media outlet Focus: “With one degree of warming, the air can absorb seven percent more water.”
This means rain becomes more infrequent but heavier, which can destroy a harvest.
Uwe Sonnewald, Head of the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Erlangen-Nurember, added: “Even today, potatoes are suffering from the changing conditions.”
The researchers say that the potatoes are producing less starch and going off quicker.
He adds: “It is high time that we are investing in the development of new plant varieties.”
However, it is not too late to turn things around.
Four research institutes agree that if CO2 emissions can be dramatically reduced by 2020, we could be living in a CO2 free environment in 25 years, but this time is halved if we wait until 2025 to make the effort.