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Average person will be 40% poorer if world warms by 4C, new research shows. (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] eleitl@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

I'd say an average person has at least a 40% chance of being dead at +4 C above preindustrial baseline. Agriculture would be nigh impossible for starters.