5 Surprising Ways that Climate Change Will Affect Us In the Next Decade

How Climate Change Will Shape Our Lives in the Next 10 Years

Since the dawn of the environmental movement, scientists have reported potentially apocalyptic doom scenarios if we fail to mitigate the effects of climate change. From rising sea levels, to record-breaking temperatures, to unprecedented storm events, our failure to reduce emissions has been [rightfully] painted as a looming dystopia.

But these “most charismatic” events related to climate change hardly scratch the surface of the types of effects we are likely to see in the next decade. Beyond the acute disasters that will occur due to our impact on the climate, and will likely gain the most media attention, there are many chronic and enduring effects that deserve our focus as well.

Below, discover five ways in which human-caused climate change will likely affect humanity in the next decade.

“Slower” Hurricanes

In 2019, Hurricane Dorian ravaged the Bahamas. Though the region was not unfamiliar with hurricanes and storm events, this particular storm hit the region harder than any other storm in recorded history. Along with record-breaking wind speeds of 185mph, the storm behaved unlike any before it: “Dorian…