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Can we please get some numbers on these types of claims? How many people died in 1920s through natural catastrophes? How many die today? Relative to the entire

• dillondoyle 5y ago
  Looks like millions of people died in China from flooding around that time. But I don't think it's comparable and it's a distraction that deflects from the truth the article points out. We also have vaccines, antibiotics, and a lot more knowledge. Doesn't mean we should say oh well with a shrug. We are causing more death & more extreme weather. We have a moral obligation to do something about it. And a lot of us feel like the consequences of our actions & current inaction is a giant threat to society & humanity. Not an apocalyptic post zombie hell fetishized on /r/collapse, but widespread hunger, social upheaval, and more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_disasters_by_death_toll https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_disasters_by_d...