Extreme droughts are among the events expected to occur more often if the global average temperature rises by 3°C. Above, the Amazon region during an extreme drought in 2005.

Corals are also threatened by rising temperatures. Around 30% of corals and coral communities will suffer from a 3°C rise in average global temparatures.

The path humans are on right now also leads to food shortages. For instance, in France, it will become harder to produce some kinds of grapes.

If the global average temperature rises by 3°C or more, the metling of glaciers as well as thermal expansion of the oceans will induce a significant sea-level rise. Low-lying countries, like the Maldives, will disappear.

Polar bears have become a symbol of the consequences of climate change, and for good reason: if the world warms by 3°C, they will most likely disappear.