Like a dark curtain pulled over large parts of the globe, the smoke would cause cool temperatures, darkness, less precipitation and even ozone depletion. (livescience.com)
Unless networks are significantly improved, it may be difficult or impossible to detect climate change over large parts of the globe. (ipcc.ch)
A New Yorker story on ultra-wealthy «doomsday preppers» identified Thiel as one of a number of Silicon Valley and Wall Street billionaires who have purchased property in New Zealand in the belief that the island nation will remain a safe haven should catastrophes make large parts of the globe dangerous or uninhabitable. (inc.com)