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What makes you think that's the worst case outcome of climate change?
by bowsamic 4y ago
What makes you think that's the worst case outcome of climate change?
- 988747 4y agoBecause that's the one that actually can happen, unlike apocalyptic visions of "Earth burning", or "famine"
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- ben_w 4y agoYou think famines are unlikely? They've been the irregular default prior to the modern age; I think it will require active efforts to prevent them no matter what happens with the climate.
- 988747 4y agoClimate change might actually increase amount of arable land, by millions of acres, in higher latitudes: Sweden, Finland, Greenland, Canada, etc. It will also increase total rainfall. https://phys.org/news/2018-05-climate-arable.html https://phys.org/news/2018-05-climate-arable.html Yes, it won't be seamless, but we can adjust to new conditions.