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> Nobody knows how [atmospheric carbon] will affect the planet but it's not going to be good for us. FTFY. Life on this planet is probably going to stick aroun
by majewsky 7y ago
> Nobody knows how [atmospheric carbon] will affect the planet but it's not going to be good for us.
FTFY. Life on this planet is probably going to stick around. What happens to human civilization is the more interesting question.
- pier25 7y agoYeah, life will find a way, even if it's just fungus and microbes.
- snowwrestler 7y agoSeems like there could be a pretty big gap between "life on this planet is probably going to stick around" and "good." Life made it through the Chicxulub impact but I doubt you would have called it good had you been on Earth at that time. I'm continually surprised at how often people counter warnings about global warming with comments to the effect that life, in general, will go on. That's a low bar! Way lower than you'd accept in any other context of your life, I'd bet.
- pier25 7y agoYou don't even have to get that far. A global increase in food prices would be a complete global catastrophe. For example the heat wave in Russia in 2010 that helped fuel the Arab Spring revolts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Russian_wildfires https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Russian_wildfires