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I agree that climate change is not an (human) extinction event like many people try to frame it. And yes climate change is a constant in history. However what
by GekkePrutser 4y ago
I agree that climate change is not an (human) extinction event like many people try to frame it.
And yes climate change is a constant in history. However what is new is significant change in the timescale of a human life. Meaning we won't adapt gratefully as a society. Previously cities becoming uninhabitable would be abandoned slowly over the course of centuries.
Now we will have a situation where a significant portion of the population will have to move in their lifetime. That's the kind of stuff that causes hostility and wars. And given how good we've become at mass-killing humans, that is a frightening prospect.
- mtlmtlmtlmtl 4y agoUhm, there is an extinction event happening right now, and it is caused by human activity, partially by CO2 emissions. That's not just something people are saying, it's the scientific consensus.
- GekkePrutser 4y agoNone of the scientists say we'll be extinct. Some areas will become uninhabitable. Others will become more habitable. Humanity won't go extinct. Some other species will yes, but that was not what I meant. And we've made species extinct long before the industrial age :( I should have elaborated.
- mtlmtlmtlmtl 4y agoRight. In biology, an extinction event is typically defined as a period with an increased overall rate of extinctions, irrespective of any one species. So that was the source of the confusion.