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Increased risk of food shortages and famine

The likelihood of large scale crop failures due to increased temperatures, sudden flooding, extreme weather conditions, drought, and insect species migration is high. Being able to feed the population of the planet is going to be hard, and there is a high likelihood of famine.

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