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How does anyone know what temperature rise is or isn't compatible with civilization as we know it, within the range of predicted temperature rises? One of the p
by goatlover 7y ago
How does anyone know what temperature rise is or isn't compatible with civilization as we know it, within the range of predicted temperature rises? One of the problems is that civilization is dynamic. New technologies come along, people change their habits, etc.
- dane-pgp 7y agoThe effects of temperature rises on crop yields could lead to very negative outcomes, given expected population growth and the hard limit of humans' minimum caloric intake. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/for-crop-harvests-every-degree-of-warming-counts/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/for-crop-harvests... Perhaps rich countries can mitigate the likely increase in food prices, but it could destabilise large regions of the globe.