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> It’s the unprecedented suddenness of this climate change that makes it doubtful organisms will be able to adapt. Another wildcard is how much damage humans m
by KnightOfWords 8y ago
> It’s the unprecedented suddenness of this climate change that makes it doubtful organisms will be able to adapt.
Another wildcard is how much damage humans may inflict on ecological systems in a desperate search for food, when crop yields decline.
- grondilu 8y agoWhen crop yields decline, food will become scarce. I think the consequences of food scarcity will be social unrest and political chaos. People will turn against each other much before they turn against the environment.
- KnightOfWords 8y ago> I think the consequences of food scarcity will be social unrest and political chaos. I also expect increased overfishing and slash & burn agriculture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash-and-burn#Ecological_implications https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash-and-burn#Ecological_impl...