Climate Collapse

Accelerating climate change, driven by unchecked greenhouse gas emissions and feedback loops such as permafrost thaw and Amazon dieback, is the dominant trend pushing global systems toward irreversible tipping points. By mid-century, extreme heat, sea-level rise, and agricultural failure render large regions uninhabitable, triggering mass migrations and resource conflicts that overwhelm governments.

Societal and geopolitical fractures prevent coordinated mitigation, allowing cascading breakdowns in food, energy, and financial networks. This leads to widespread civilizational collapse rather than total extinction, with surviving pockets facing prolonged hardship amid a hotter, less stable planet.