{"id":25497,"date":"2006-10-30T16:26:00","date_gmt":"2006-10-30T16:26:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-05-14T18:34:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T18:34:13","slug":"497-almost-too-late-to-stop-a-global-catastrophe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/uncategorized\/497-almost-too-late-to-stop-a-global-catastrophe\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Almost too late&#8217; to stop a global catastrophe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>One terrifying prospect is that changes in weather patterns could drive down the output of the world&#8217;s economies by an amount equivalent to up to &pound;6 trillion (US$11.3 trillion) a year by 2050, almost the entire output of the European Union.\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>With world temperatures on course to rise by two to three degrees in 50 years, rainfall could be catastrophically reduced in some of the world&#8217;s poorest countries, while others grapple with floods from melting glaciers. 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