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Maybe, but... Pliocene and Eocene provide best analogs for near-future climates https://www.pnas.org/content/115/52/13288/tab-figures-data https://www.pnas.org

• chrisco255 7y ago
  The pliocene era had thriving primate populations, in addition to many other species. Eocene is much older but there was thriving life then, too. The idea that people would need to live in domes is preposterous, if it even occurs so rapidly, which is extremely unlikely.
  • politician 7y ago
    Did you watch _any_ of the visualization videos? The ecosystems shift from today's climate to Eocene (+15deg) over 100 years decimating most of the world. At that time, the Pliocene (+5deg) areas are quite small and sparse. If there are thriving human populations left, they're going to be in those pockets. They're going to be doing agriculture in domes - greenhouses, because evaporation will be a major impediment to growing food in the open air. Germination is highly sensitive to temperature - we need to focus genetics research on high-temperature stress-resistant crops, not designer babies for the well-to-do. Primate populations weren't dependent on rice, but it provides 1/5th of the calories consumed by humans. High-Temperature Effects on Rice Growth, Yield, and Grain Quality https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123876898000047 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B978012387...