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Posted Tue Nov 3 2009: from National Geographic News: Nat'l Geo: Six Degrees Would Change the World http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1257252862 "Like something out of a disaster movie, a six degree global average temperature rise in the next one hundred years could render the world something completely different." Their interactive map lets the reader explore one, two, three, up to six degrees, with map hotspots. At six degrees, among others, "emergency alert system disbanded," because -- it's all one giant emergency. [Read more stories about: climate impacts, global warming, death spiral, ocean warming, migration changes] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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