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Undoubtedly, the United States is huge. But a large chunk of the US (Alaska) is separated from the contiguous landmass. It dilutes the perception of size relati
by blueblisters 6y ago
Undoubtedly, the United States is huge. But a large chunk of the US (Alaska) is separated from the contiguous landmass. It dilutes the perception of size relative to China.
- blackrock 6y agoThe melting permafrost of Alaska, Canada, and Russia, are about to become prime real estate in the next few centuries.
- blueblisters 6y agoI hear this a lot. Is there any reason why people are not scooping up Canadian wilderness properties right now?
- blackrock 6y agoWell, it’s not going to become valuable for probably another 6 generations. You’ll be long dead by then, but your great great great great ancestors might benefit from it.
- arethuza 6y agoA lot of it is the Canadian Shield - which probably isn't the most desirable property (thankfully): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Shield https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Shield
- TMWNN 6y agoBecause climate change isn't going to make the Canadian Shield, and muskeg, any more valuable than it is now. To put another way, if muskeg were worth using, it would have been used a century ago.
- phaemon 6y agoWell, they're going to become vast, mosquito-infested swamps. Whether you regard that as "prime real estate" probably depends if you're an estate agent or not.