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Extreme weather conditions will be paradise, not the worst case scenario. When we reach 3 degree mark we are going straight up to 4 and then 5. Between 5 and 6

Extreme weather conditions will be paradise, not the worst case scenario. When we reach 3 degree mark we are going straight up to 4 and then 5. Between 5 and 6 degrees the world is over in the most spectacular apocalyptic way you can imagine. How far away is this? I’m guessing your kids won’t want to have kids to spare them the suffering of 4 degree rise. At that point we will be fighting wars, billions will need to migrate north, nukes are on the table. The sad thing is, once we get there we have inevitable human extinction. Fresh water and food shortage will be a massive problem. A few or more billion people will die. How you get to extreme weather as the worst case scenario is beyond me. Look at how complex ecological systems are and how they affect one another. Acidification will bring about ocean life extinction and phytoplankton suffocation. Ice will melt, all of it, sea levels will rise, ocean currents totally screwed up, superstorms, flash flooding of biblical proportions will displace everyone in the coastal region. Migrations will trigger wars, food will become a luxury, methane will trap more heat, ozone will poof, enjoy your cancer.

uxcolumbo 7y ago
This is a cheerful read. So what's the solution? Can we get the global economy to change course and can we get most people in the West to change their destructive habits? How are you preparing for such future? Move north and become a prepper?
- mrhappyunhappy 7y ago
  The solution is likely a multi-faceted approach on all levels of society - policy, private enterprises, consumer, personal habits, education, social initiatives etc... We need to be doing everything, not one or two things. I think asking the West to change is an impossible task, but putting in place policy to guide decisions and to bring about mass education regarding environment is probably a step in the right direction.
  - uxcolumbo 7y ago
    Yes, it requires a radical change and I think we know what to do and we have solution in place already and we know how to research and develop more solutions. Question is can we do it? Will leaders of the western world be able to trigger this radical systemic change that is required... keeping in mind that the orange leader doesn't even acknowledge that there is a climate crisis. So with that in mind... what are your plans for the next 10 years or so? Move out of cities?

uxcolumbo 7y ago

This is a cheerful read. So what's the solution? Can we get the global economy to change course and can we get most people in the West to change their destructive habits? How are you preparing for such future? Move north and become a prepper?

mrhappyunhappy 7y ago
The solution is likely a multi-faceted approach on all levels of society - policy, private enterprises, consumer, personal habits, education, social initiatives etc... We need to be doing everything, not one or two things. I think asking the West to change is an impossible task, but putting in place policy to guide decisions and to bring about mass education regarding environment is probably a step in the right direction.
- uxcolumbo 7y ago
  Yes, it requires a radical change and I think we know what to do and we have solution in place already and we know how to research and develop more solutions. Question is can we do it? Will leaders of the western world be able to trigger this radical systemic change that is required... keeping in mind that the orange leader doesn't even acknowledge that there is a climate crisis. So with that in mind... what are your plans for the next 10 years or so? Move out of cities?