Climate Collapse

Accelerating greenhouse gas emissions and feedback loops from permafrost thaw, ice sheet loss, and deforestation are driving global temperatures beyond 2°C by mid-century. This triggers cascading extremes—unlivable heat zones, crop failures, and mass migration—that overwhelm governments and economies already strained by resource scarcity.
Societal systems fracture under simultaneous food, water, and energy shocks, producing widespread conflict and institutional breakdown. No other single trend combines the same certainty, momentum, and scale of disruption across all regions.