The long-form article depicts a worst-case scenario of what might happen in the future due to global warming. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Uninhabitable_Earth

Source

• Release at NYMag The Uninhabitable Earth http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/07/climate-change-earth-too-hot-for-humans.html
• Scientists explain what New York Magazine article on “The Uninhabitable Earth” gets wrong https://climatefeedback.org/evaluation/scientists-explain-what-new-york-magazine-article-on-the-uninhabitable-earth-gets-wrong-david-wallace-wells
• David Wallace-Wells & Michael Mann (November 2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfZbYcLxQBI
• Michael Mann Responds to ‘Uninhabitable Earth’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWeLPsK9Rrk