computer modeling, researchers at the University of Calgary and
the University of Victoria in Canada evaluated the effects on
the environment if carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions were reduced
to zero by 2010 and by 2100, and predicted the results going out
to the year 3000. the researchers' surprise, the modeling
indicated that climate change will continue warming the
atmosphere for a long time even without any further emissions.
As a result, disasters are inevitable, including a 30% drying
out of parts of North Africa. In addition, the heat's spread
could raise deep ocean temperatures by as much as 5 degrees,
causing the eventual collapse of the massive Western Antarctic
ice sheet and a consequent several-meter sea level rise. Calgary
geography Professor Shawn Marshall stated, “Even if we change
behavior and totally change society, we're still in store for a
lot of bad scenarios.” However, he pointed out that despite the
long-term effect of present-day CO2 emissions, it is still
necessary to mitigate them, and