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The planet will not be unlivable in 50 years. Larger areas of it will be, but most of the landmass will still be hospitable. There may be significant collapse o

The planet will not be unlivable in 50 years. Larger areas of it will be, but most of the landmass will still be hospitable. There may be significant collapse of agricultural production, but again, that will affect the poorer countries mainly. I suppose some massive and unpredictable ecological collapse could conceivably happen by then, which would I guess have the potential of severely damaging food production, but I’m not sure if that’s considered especially likely.

jorvi 5y ago
I can’t find the source right now, but nuclear winter is projected to drop temperatures by 20 to 40°C . Not a single country in the world has the infrastructure or reserves to deal with that.
- marcinzm 5y ago
  The OP was talking about climate change making the planet inhabitable and nuclear winter fixing that.
mellavora 5y ago
> that will affect the poorer countries mainly sending waves of migration into the richer countries. at some point we are all in this together. > some massive and unpredictable ecological collapse could conceivably happen by then, which would I guess have the potential of severely damaging food production, but I’m not sure if that’s considered especially likely. unlikely that we get an unpredictable ecological collapse. predictable ones, however, are already taking place. Insect populations down 80%, bird populations down 50%, general extinction rate at levels that make me cry, ... how long until this affects food production? Hell, at current rates of erosion, the US is predicted to run out of dirt by the end of the century.
- jhoechtl 5y ago
  > sending waves of migration into the richer countries The richer countries still have the mass transportation in their hands. Its railroads, planes, ships and cars of richer countries which bring the migrants.

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The planet will not be unlivable in 50 years. Larger areas of it will be, but most of the landmass will still be hospitable. There may be significant collapse o

by jakeinspace 5y ago

jorvi 5y ago
I can’t find the source right now, but nuclear winter is projected to drop temperatures by 20 to 40°C . Not a single country in the world has the infrastructure or reserves to deal with that.
- marcinzm 5y ago
  The OP was talking about climate change making the planet inhabitable and nuclear winter fixing that.
mellavora 5y ago
> that will affect the poorer countries mainly sending waves of migration into the richer countries. at some point we are all in this together. > some massive and unpredictable ecological collapse could conceivably happen by then, which would I guess have the potential of severely damaging food production, but I’m not sure if that’s considered especially likely. unlikely that we get an unpredictable ecological collapse. predictable ones, however, are already taking place. Insect populations down 80%, bird populations down 50%, general extinction rate at levels that make me cry, ... how long until this affects food production? Hell, at current rates of erosion, the US is predicted to run out of dirt by the end of the century.
- jhoechtl 5y ago
  > sending waves of migration into the richer countries The richer countries still have the mass transportation in their hands. Its railroads, planes, ships and cars of richer countries which bring the migrants.