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There’s a sense that individuals in rural areas will need to move into urban environments for the sake of climate change.
by xattt 8y ago
There’s a sense that individuals in rural areas will need to move into urban environments for the sake of climate change.
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- whenchamenia 8y agoNo thanks. Forcing millions from their homes is unlikely, and you couldn't pay me 1m to live in the city. Just because mostly that same population screwed up the countryside with irresponsible energy use does not entitle them to now ask me to move.
- ForHackernews 8y ago> Forcing millions from their homes is unlikely You'll be lucky if it's mere millions: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/21/devastating-climate-change-could-see-one-million-migrants-a-year-entering-eu-by-2100 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/21/devastat...
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- xattt 8y agoThere’s historical precedent in the relocation of Newfoundland outports in the ‘60s. One reason that was given at the time was to move individuals into areas supported by modern infrastructure.
- tengbretson 8y agoThe idea of people needing to congregate into large, dense urban centers while global climate change apparently wreaks havoc on our food supply chain is down-right psychotic.