Countdown to 'thermogeddon' has begun - environment - 11 November 2010 - New Scientist

Countdown to 'thermogeddon' has begun - environment - 11 November 2010 - New Scientist THERE may come a point, if the world warms enough, when parts of the tropics will become so hot and humid that humans will not be able to survive. Models predict that this could start to happen in places in as little as 100 years in the worst case scenario. Now, observations show the process is already under way.