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What do you think happens if we don’t dramatically reduce our carbon emissions in a very short period of time? I’ll give you a hint: it doesn’t resemble anythin
by earthtolazlo 7y ago
What do you think happens if we don’t dramatically reduce our carbon emissions in a very short period of time? I’ll give you a hint: it doesn’t resemble anything like the “advancement of humankind.”
- eanzenberg 7y agoNot much? A few degrees warmer here or there, and a few feet increase in sea level? And that's in ~100 years.
- makerofspoons 7y agoMass famine, economic collapse, war, and ultimately the collapse of industrial civilization: http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/07/climate-change-earth-too-hot-for-humans.html http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/07/climate-change-earth-...
- eanzenberg 7y agoThis isn't scientific, it's speculation. People have speculated the world will end "soon" for millennia. Is there anything new to add?
- makerofspoons 7y agoIt is based on decades of fantastic scientific research into climate change and its impacts. The newer annotated version of this article provides citations: http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/07/climate-change-earth-too-hot-for-humans-annotated.html?gtm=bottom http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/07/climate-change-earth-...