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Because that's the one that actually can happen, unlike apocalyptic visions of "Earth burning", or "famine"
by 988747 4y ago
Because 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.