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> sounds like a waste of time Every degree we can stave off warming will shave billions+ of dollars off impact. People are already migrating to escape climate
by omegaworks 7y ago
> sounds like a waste of time
Every degree we can stave off warming will shave billions+ of dollars off impact. People are already migrating to escape climate impact on fragile economies. Communities on atolls are weighing abandoning them entirely[1]. The sea has salted the groundwater on Tuvalu[2].
1. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2018/11/rising-seas-force-marshall-islands-relocate-elevate-artificial-islands/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2018/11/risin...
2. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/may/16/one-day-disappear-tuvalu-sinking-islands-rising-seas-climate-change https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/may/16/o...