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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Adam May

Global warming could see extinction-level pandemic hit UK in 50 years, scientists warn

Global warming could see an extinction-level pandemic hit the UK in 50 years, scientists warn.

A startling study by researchers from the University of Cambridge says global warming could trigger nuclear war, financial crisis or an extinction-level pandemic as soon as 2070.

They say global heating could become “catastrophic” for humanity if temperature rises are worse than many predict or cause a chain of events that haven't been considered yet.

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