Instant Alert: Here's what could happen to Earth over the next 500 years if we ignore climate change

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   Here's what could happen to Earth over the next 500 years if we ignore climate change by Business Insider on Jun 1, 2017, 3:41 PM Advertisement Hey there! Nice to meet you. I'm from the future. I live in the 26th century, which is deep in the Anthropocene epoch — a time when people are officially the greatest driver of climate change on Earth, and have been for awhile. Things really seemed to pick up steam about 500 years earlier, after a US president backed out of an international agreement to dramatically curb carbon emissions. It's a dubious honor if you could see the planet from five centuries later. These are the highlights — if you can call them that. This is an updated version of a post by Sarah Kramer. SEE ALSO: Here's what Earth might look like in 100 years — if we're lucky DON'T MISS: 8 terrifying ways the world could actually end Let's start with the year 2100, when things really started getting hot — on average, almost 4 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than in 2017. Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Parts of Africa, South America, and India often averaged over 110 degrees during the summer, killing thousands of people to each year from heat-related causes. Source: US Global Research Program Glaciers in High Mountain Asia — an area that included the Himalayas — shrank to 30% of their 21st-century size. Source: European Geosciences Union See the rest of the story at Business Insider   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to:   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011