Global Warming Epidemic (Earth-5875)

The Global Warming Epidemic, also known as the global warming crisis, was a disastrous environmental crisis that occurred on Earth in 2104 following years of unrestrained human pollution on the planet.

History
By the late 21st century, global warming became a main source of concern for humanity, although the preoccupation with the event dated back to the middle 20th century. With superpopulation, Earth's temperature grew beyond registering, becoming less than one degree higher. This period of time became known as the Global Warming Epidemic, which saw significant hematological imbalance, a result of human activity.

Numerous cities, such as Venice and New York City became mildly flooded duo to the rising ocean levels. Inland cities were also affected, with millions of climate refugees settling on them, which only helped to increase the already disparate population and increase the pollution that fueled the destruction of the environment. Warmer oceans gave place to powerful storms, which submerged regions near the Mississippi Delta and the Gulf of Mexico. The result to help ease the populational and ecological problem was investing in heavy clean energy and the colonization of other planets.

Aftermath
Consequences of the Global Warming Epidemic included the major loss of worldwide economical stability, after important commercial hubs, such as New York City and Hong Kong, were mildly flooded duo to the rising levels of water and the demographical changes in population layout. The crisis led to a higher emphasis on space exploration and colonization, which led to the settling on Luna, Mars and others for the next decades, which led to a series of events that created the Unified Earth Government in 2182.