I suspect it was closer to: 1990: We have 8 years left to avoid global warming. -- Already happened. 2000: We have 8 years left to prevent the corals from ble

I suspect it was closer to: 1990: We have 8 years left to avoid global warming. -- Already happened. 2000: We have 8 years left to prevent the corals from bleaching. -- Already happened. 2010: We have 8 years left to prevent farms from being permanently scorched. -- In progress.