Climate Collapse

Global temperatures continue to rise faster than anticipated, driven by persistent greenhouse‑gas emissions and amplifying feedback loops such as permafrost thaw and Amazon die‑back. These tipping points can trigger a runaway “hothouse” climate, rendering large regions uninhabitable, collapsing agricultural productivity, and intensifying resource scarcity. The resulting widespread famine, mass migration, and escalating conflicts could undermine the stability of modern societies, potentially leading to a systemic collapse that threatens human survival. While other existential risks exist, the ongoing, observable trajectory of climate change makes a climate‑driven collapse the most probable route to an end‑state for civilization.