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You are seriously suggesting that a 7 billion plus population is going to just roll with a level of increase that quickly like it is nothing? So I guess you fee

You are seriously suggesting that a 7 billion plus population is going to just roll with a level of increase that quickly like it is nothing? So I guess you feel that all of this 'forestall global warming' is hullabaloo... Most of the world lives at or below sea level. If 2 million 'refugees' can cause an unprecedented crisis, what do you think will be the effect of entire islands, countries, and regions mass migrating Inland will be?

tim333 11y ago
No, just that it wouldn't be as bad as classicsnoot was suggesting. Though I'd agree with him that our current efforts at reducing emissions are not having much effect. I'd lean towards not worrying two much for the next decade or two and then reducing emissions to less than zero when solar is seriously cheap and robots can cover the Sahara with it.
- classicsnoot 11y ago
  But... But... ye gods, man. Bangladesh is entirely at sea level. Southeast Asia, the entirety of the -nesias, every island and seaboard, damn near ~70% of the world's population will be under water in 200 years, and their mass migration is headed toward arod plains that can barely support 50 people per square mile. A decimation is 1 out of 10; we are looking at 9 out of 10. The psychological impact alone is enough to make the survivors believe in Allah. Climate Shift is real, and I get the feel that we are using it as a political set piece in the Game of Chairs.
  - DrScump 11y ago
    Bangladesh is entirely at sea level. One could argue that Bangladeshis aren't all that worried about it themselves, given their high population growth rate (higher than, for example, India or Mexico). [CIA World Fact Book 2014]
    - classicsnoot 11y ago
      Areas with extreme violence, high poverty, and uncertain futures tend to have high birthrates according to this Swede [1] FWIW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezVk1ahRF78 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezVk1ahRF78

tim333 11y ago

No, just that it wouldn't be as bad as classicsnoot was suggesting. Though I'd agree with him that our current efforts at reducing emissions are not having much effect. I'd lean towards not worrying two much for the next decade or two and then reducing emissions to less than zero when solar is seriously cheap and robots can cover the Sahara with it.

classicsnoot 11y ago
But... But... ye gods, man. Bangladesh is entirely at sea level. Southeast Asia, the entirety of the -nesias, every island and seaboard, damn near ~70% of the world's population will be under water in 200 years, and their mass migration is headed toward arod plains that can barely support 50 people per square mile. A decimation is 1 out of 10; we are looking at 9 out of 10. The psychological impact alone is enough to make the survivors believe in Allah. Climate Shift is real, and I get the feel that we are using it as a political set piece in the Game of Chairs.
- DrScump 11y ago
  Bangladesh is entirely at sea level. One could argue that Bangladeshis aren't all that worried about it themselves, given their high population growth rate (higher than, for example, India or Mexico). [CIA World Fact Book 2014]
  - classicsnoot 11y ago
    Areas with extreme violence, high poverty, and uncertain futures tend to have high birthrates according to this Swede [1] FWIW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezVk1ahRF78 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezVk1ahRF78