Sentence examples for dire climate changes from inspiring English sources

We learn in the first chapter that an astronaut, Alex Humphries, has died on Venus, trying to discover if the planet's overheated environment holds any lessons for a 21st-century Earth undergoing dire climate changes triggered by greenhouse warming.

Under the most dire climate change projections, this could fall as low as 40% by 2200.

But a drop in average annual rainfall in recent years, along with some truly dire climate change projections, have required government and business to focus on water security.

At the same time, Exxon scientists warned the company of more dire climate change implications — for the planet and corporate revenue.

For an hour Professor Kammen swigged from a Corona beer and issued dire climate-change warnings, such as: "Enjoy your camping now, people, because the Sierra forests will be burned up by 2050 … Greenland's ice cap will melt … The oceans will rise 21 feet.

Ian Chubb, chair of the independent expert advisory committee and former Australian chief scientist, wrote an introductory note emphasising the dire threat climate change meant for the reef.

A report by Ceres, an organization started after the Exxon Valdez oil spill to promote sustainable investment and business practices, details the dire threat climate change poses to the insurance industry.

This is interesting following the release of the dire UN climate change report from earlier this month that essentially outlined that drastic measures need to be taken on climate change lest we face brutal consequences for our inaction.

(It's also worth noting that Luntz urged Republicans to use the less dire term "climate change" instead of "global warming". Today, I often hear even far-left liberals mistakenly using this Luntz euphemism. It's just that successful).

Bob Herbert's question regarding the dire consequences of climate change -- "Is anyone paying attention?" -- has justifiably desperate overtones (column, Oct. 30).

Scientists say Greece faces dire consequences from climate change and must adopt renewable energy sources.