We're all gonna die...and impoverished, too

According to Medium, there are 33 things that we should all eat, drink, see or do in the next 50 years, before climate change ruins everything.  Writes Medium of their list, "think of it as your guide to the good life before climate change melts it away."

A selection of to-do items from the list:

Go see Joshua Trees at Joshua Tree national park.

The Joshua trees of Joshua Tree National Park need periods of cold temperatures before they can flower. Young trees are now rare in the park. Older trees are beginning to sag. Suggested rebranding for 2065: “Death Valley Annex.”

Check!

Go to Vegas, maybe? If that's your thing?

Seven U.S. States plus Mexico share the waters of the overstretched Colorado River, and Nevada’s legal share is tiniest of all: less than two percent of the flow. If the current drought continues to shrink Lake Mead, the reservoir on the Colorado that keeps Vegas alive, Sin City’s water could be gone before Britney is.

Been there, won that.

Eat some oysters

Warmer waters may mean poisonous shellfish. The most common cause of seafood-related stomach illness, the bacteria Vibrio parahaemolyticus, is at its most virulent in the Pacific Northwest. But health authorities on the East Coast and in northern Spain got a recent surprise when two of the worst strains appeared in the Atlantic Ocean.

Ate here once. Can't say "YUM" enough.

DRINK COFFEE, EAT CHOCOLATE.

A two-degree Celsius temperature rise in the coffee regions of Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, and Mexico, along with a projected five- to 10-percent decrease in rainfall, could lead to a nearly 40 percent decrease in land suitable for growing coffee crops in those countries. Your $10 latte is almost ready.

I hope I'm dead before I can't afford coffee

Steep projected declines in yields of maize, sorghum, and other staples portend a coming food crisis for parts of sub-Saharan Africa. But here’s what will probably get everyone’s attention in the developed world: Studies suggest cacao production will begin to decline in Ghana and the Ivory Coast, the source of half of the world’s chocolate, by 2030.

I could probably live without chocolate as long as we still have plenty of sugar.

Visit these places on my bucket list: The Great Barrier Reef; Easter Island

The good news is that you’ll still be able to visit the Great Barrier Reef, even as warmer ocean temperatures hasten the coral die-off. The bad: If you step out of the water, you may get dengue fever. (The mosquito-borne disease is expanding its range dramatically as Australia warms.)

Most of the stone sentinels of [Easter Island's] Rapa Nui National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, stand perilously close to the water’s edge. On the upside, the island’s unpolluted waters are crystal clear—perfect for diving and snorkeling when the statues sink beneath the sea. 

I should just book my flight now, right?

There's more, but let me make things even more depressing with the following:

The American Southwest is probably in the middle of or on the cusp of a "megadrought."  Oh, and 82 percent of the state of California is apparently in "Extreme Drought."

You are not gonna want to ride the Subway in the future.

With global warming, poison ivy might become more common. (Super bad news for me, because I get rashes if I'm even NEAR the stuff.)

The Ebola outbreak is, in official terminology, "spiraling out of control" as we speak.