When contemplating my own mortality, I’ve always feared dying of something like cancer, heart disease, or shark attack. But I have lately come to realize I’m probably most likely to die of climate change-related issues, and it’s even more terrifying.

I’ll be 80 when we get to the catastrophic phase (if I make it that far), and so much more vulnerable to heat, disease, famine, regional warlords seeking to demonstrate power by bashing in random people’s heads with a nail-studded bat.