A European humanitarian aid consultancy, DARA, has released a study that claims to define the various ways that 100 million people, most citizens of developing nations, could die from climate change-related events by 2030. Called “a guide to the cold calculus of a hot planet,” the report detailing these bleak trends is available in chart and text form here, and a pdf can be downloaded. It’s fascinating and benefits from a very cool graphical interface. Precisely when to click on the above links is somewhat of a challenging question. Diving in to the report is a bit like deciding to watch Apocalypse Now: a valuable intellectual and aesthetic experience that is certain to ruin your whole day.
What Does Half of the U.S. Population Have in Common With the 20 Richest People?
They hold the same amount of wealth.
