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There have already been multiple mass extinctions in the past driven by global climate shift. There are currently 1 million species at risk of extinction right
by yummypaint 7y ago
There have already been multiple mass extinctions in the past driven by global climate shift. There are currently 1 million species at risk of extinction right now, which is a significant fraction of known species. Full on ecological collapse has been happening on all fronts for years, and it still continues to accelerate. "society" isnt responsible for pollinating plants or turning co2 into o2, and it's scary how easily and completely people forget that in just one generation. There is alot of middle ground between billions of humans and thousands of humans, and i think its safe to say if and when we are reduced to thousands that the rest of the planet will be destroyed beyond any hope of recovery.
- Sohcahtoa82 7y agoThe difference is that humans are capable of manipulating their environment to fit the climate. We're the only species on the planet that lives in both 100+ degree deserts and frozen wastelands. As long as it's still possible to grow crops, humanity will survive.
- duelingjello 7y agoMaybe most agriculture will have to happen indoors? Chile, Spain and many other year-round producers do it in greenhouses / hoop tunnels. Vertical farming/airoponics and so on to help scale food production. I think the bigger problem is if we kill the ocean through sea level rise, warming, deoxygenation and acidification, then we kill 3/4 of oxygen production (but we would still have 100k-400k years supply) and 2%+ of the food supply.