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The opening sentence shows a deep misunderstanding of climate change. > FOR HUMANS, adapting to climate change will mostly be a matter of technology. More air
by spodek 5y ago
The opening sentence shows a deep misunderstanding of climate change.
> FOR HUMANS, adapting to climate change will mostly be a matter of technology. More air conditioning, better-designed houses and bigger flood defences may help ameliorate the effects of a warmer world.
When millions of Bangladeshis are flooded from their homes, a/c and sandbags won't help, nor when malaria-bearing mosquitos reach Europe, etc.
- Kenji 5y agoAll of the things you mentioned can be solved with technology. The cited line remains accurate.
- ogma 5y agoWhat else would anyone expect from the literal morons at economist.com? Are people ever going to realize that these self-appointed corporate media experts are the biggest parasites in the history of the earth?