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One metric which indicates "definitely super broken" is if the wet bulb temperature[1] get's to the mid to high 30's. Any regions where that happens for sustain

One metric which indicates "definitely super broken" is if the wet bulb temperature[1] get's to the mid to high 30's. Any regions where that happens for sustained periods is uninhabitable for mammals (which we are a subset of) Before a region get's there consistently, it'll be that way intermittently and many people who can leave probably will because even in the high 20's and low 30's it'll significantly impact humans ability to do things. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_temperature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_temperature

tucaz 7y ago
Awesome! Thanks! Let’s assume that’s the number. What I, as an individual, can do to help? This serves for all the other commenters complaining about my responses. If you can’t provide something that I can do as an individual I can’t help you. It doesn’t matter how much we complain about how governments are not doing what they are supposed to if we can’t start with the smallest organizational unit of our planet which is the individual.
- kerkeslager 7y ago
  1. Involve yourself in pro-environmental politics, vote for pro-environmental leaders and policies. Most personal environmental decisions are dwarfed by the poor decisions made by large, corporations. 2. Consume less. 3. When you must consume, buy used (much of the carbon footprint of many products comes from producing the item). 4. Buy more local goods (much of the carbon footprint of many products comes from transporting them long distances). 5. Travel less, and more carbon-efficiently. Live closer to where you work. Walk > bike > public transit > cars. 6. Stop arguing that climate change doesn't exist. 7. Spend a few minutes researching the answers to your own questions before going on the internet and arguing that environmentalists don't have any answers. There's a wealth of information out there, and lots of people who are trying very hard to educate people, who would be happy to educate you if you asked questions in good faith, or typed your questions into a search engine.
- adrianN 7y ago
  You can do what you can to reduce your own carbon footprint and you can join organizations like the Citizen's Climate Lobby (https://citizensclimatelobby.org/ https://citizensclimatelobby.org/) to convince politicians to finally start acting. These people here (https://www.drawdown.org/ https://www.drawdown.org/) put together a list of actions, some of which require you to change your behavior, some which you can influence by getting involved in local politics, and some which require global action.

tucaz 7y ago

Awesome! Thanks! Let’s assume that’s the number. What I, as an individual, can do to help? This serves for all the other commenters complaining about my responses. If you can’t provide something that I can do as an individual I can’t help you. It doesn’t matter how much we complain about how governments are not doing what they are supposed to if we can’t start with the smallest organizational unit of our planet which is the individual.

kerkeslager 7y ago
1. Involve yourself in pro-environmental politics, vote for pro-environmental leaders and policies. Most personal environmental decisions are dwarfed by the poor decisions made by large, corporations. 2. Consume less. 3. When you must consume, buy used (much of the carbon footprint of many products comes from producing the item). 4. Buy more local goods (much of the carbon footprint of many products comes from transporting them long distances). 5. Travel less, and more carbon-efficiently. Live closer to where you work. Walk > bike > public transit > cars. 6. Stop arguing that climate change doesn't exist. 7. Spend a few minutes researching the answers to your own questions before going on the internet and arguing that environmentalists don't have any answers. There's a wealth of information out there, and lots of people who are trying very hard to educate people, who would be happy to educate you if you asked questions in good faith, or typed your questions into a search engine.
adrianN 7y ago
You can do what you can to reduce your own carbon footprint and you can join organizations like the Citizen's Climate Lobby (https://citizensclimatelobby.org/ https://citizensclimatelobby.org/) to convince politicians to finally start acting. These people here (https://www.drawdown.org/ https://www.drawdown.org/) put together a list of actions, some of which require you to change your behavior, some which you can influence by getting involved in local politics, and some which require global action.