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Global warming will not destroy the planet. The planet has survived greater disasters. What is suggested is that changes to prevailing atmospheric conditions will have catastrophic consequences for us as a civilization.
For instance the warmer climate will cause vast areas of the arctic and antarctic to melt releasing water into the oceans. The resulting sea level rises will affect all low lying coastal areas. Low lying countries like Bangladesh, the Netherlands will struggle to cope. Also the increased temperatures will change weather patterns affecting agriculture throughout the world. Many regions will have problems growing crops. It is predicted that water shortages will occur triggering conflicts between nations.
Humanity will survive but our global civilization will not survive in its present form. There is really very little that could destroy the planet, but a vast number of things that could wipe out our fragile existence as a species.
The problem of global warming is more about how much harder it will be for our children and their children to survive and eek out a living, although for some the emphasis will be on the surviving.
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