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Your friend is right. Mad Max world isn't in your immediate future. Not even the most pessimistic forecast comes anywhere close
by claydavisss 8y ago
Your friend is right. Mad Max world isn't in your immediate future. Not even the most pessimistic forecast comes anywhere close
- ForHackernews 8y agoDefine "immediate"? http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/10/un-says-climate-genocide-coming-but-its-worse-than-that.html http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/10/un-says-climate-genoc...
- claydavisss 8y agoNo one reading HN today will ever experience it
- ForHackernews 8y agoSo you don't believe the fiery hellscape that is California in 2018 is climate related at all?
- macinjosh 8y agoWeather is not climate. Natural disaster is not climate.
- jazzyjackson 8y agoChanges in average precipitation rates is climate, and california's fire season is now year-round.
- anigbrowl 8y agoPlease reread the guidelines. Intentional obtuseness is not conducive to healthy discussion.
- NeedMoreTea 8y ago+ The 5 warmest years on record have been in the 2010s + The 20 warmest years on record have been since 1995 We're already experiencing it.
- claydavisss 8y agoand in every year since 1995 your quality of life has increased
- Bertio 8y agoI live in British Columbia and for the past 3 summers have had to spend at least all of August indoors with doors and windows sealed shut due to the dangerous levels of particulates in the air. I am already experiencing it.
- rwallace 8y agoParticulates – is that smoke from forest fires caused by hot dry weather?
- Bertio 8y agoMore or less. The fires are caused mostly by lightening and dry winds (some human caused too) by also contributed to by a lot of fuel from overly wet spring followed by dry hot summer. A small increase in temperature results in a significant increase in lightening which is the big worry.
- Jill_the_Pill 8y agoHave you seen the photos of Paradise, California? Of this year's hurricanes? Depending on where this person lives, they may already be experiencing very serious effects. Good-bye retirement savings if you have to rebuild or migrate to a less-vulnerable area.
- claydavisss 8y agoYou're honestly going to empty your 401k because someone else's house burned? Ok Does everyone just want to take a breather here and ask why an upvoted subthread is claiming that it is nonsensical to save for retirement because the TV says we will all die in a fire. Seriously, this isn't even worthy of Reddit. Come on HN, try to trend above the IQ of Huffpost, you can do it
- Jill_the_Pill 8y agoIs that even close to what I said? [edit: but on second thought, maybe more of us should consider donating some portion of our retirement savings to those who have had their entire lives wiped out by disaster and are immediate distress. Thanks for the nudge.]
- dang 8y agoWe've banned this account for posting flamewar comments and ignoring multiple requests to stop.
- bhengaij 8y agoOh good. Stop bad thinking. Is it your gf's fault for wearing short skirts and arousing sexual flame war in the rapists head or is it the fault of rapist?
- roenxi 8y agoI'm not quite sure you are making a point in line with the person you are responding to. The California fires are terrible but: 1) You have to be ready for terrible fires even if the future climate prognosis is great. 2) The residents of Paradise, California with substantial savings are going to be much better off than those without. If anything, Paradise validates the idea that you should save and invest more in preparation for a hostile future rather than less. They aren't going it alone, they are still part of a large and functioning America.