GLOBAL TV audiences who tuned in for their local weather reports on March 21 were surprised by a special forecast from the year 2050. Young TV meteorologists warned viewers that rising temperatures will bring more of the catastrophic climate change impacts that are affecting people and the global economy. Risks include exposure of 94 percent of the world's children to climate hazards, threats to food security and a potential rise in taxpayers' bills worth trillions of US dollars.

One young anchor said, 'Everything is crazy. Schools are closed because it's too hot. Wildfires are burning whole towns. And floods are making everything wet and gross.' The forecast ended with a powerful plea from the children: 'It's not just a weather report to us. It is our future.'