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The earth's ecosystems and our society are well adapted to the current climate. Both ecosystems and economies will falter if it changes too quickly for us to a
by mac01021 10y ago
The earth's ecosystems and our society are well adapted to the current climate. Both ecosystems and economies will falter if it changes too quickly for us to adapt.
I forest or a city located where there will no longer be an ample water supply 20 years hence can't just teleport.
- randyrand 10y agoBy forcing us to change it could be an opportunity to build better working more modern cities.
- mac01021 10y agoSure, there are bright sides to be found in everything. But I don't think you can seriously put this forth as an argument that rapid climate change will have a net positive benefit for human welfare. Also, no such bright side exists for forests and wetlands.
- randyrand 10y agoForests and wetlands will migrate, not exterminate. I personally think it will have a net positive effect. It's already forcing us to invest in renewables which means the economic depression from running out of oil will be less. Rapid climate change is not as rapid as you may think: https://www.quora.com/profile/Richard-Muller-3/answers/Climate-Change https://www.quora.com/profile/Richard-Muller-3/answers/Clima...