“Humans will be extinct by 2026” – doom-and-gloom prophet Professor Guy McPherson on abrupt climate change

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After the BizNews interviews with Dr Judith Curry, Professor William Happer and Dr John Christy, all of whom share the conviction that the Earth is, in fact, not in the throes of a climate crisis, BizNews sought out a voice on the opposing side of the climate change debate. Professor Guy McPherson, professor emeritus of natural resources and ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona and a leading global voice on abrupt climate change leading to near-term human extinction, believes humans will be extinct by 2026. In this interview, he explains the basis of this damning prediction and discusses why and how the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are too conservative and diluted. Climate science is anything but settled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20 Jan 2023 5AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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