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Climate Crisis to Push One-Third of Humanity Out of Its Most Livable Environment
- webnrrd2k 3y agoAccording to a study published last month in the journal Nature Sustainability, 3 to 6 billion people, or between a third and a half of humanity, could be trapped outside of that zone, facing extreme heat, food scarcity and higher death rates, unless emissions are sharply curtailed or mass migration is accommodated.
- webnrrd2k 3y agoI thought that this article was especially relevant because it made the ethics of global warming the central point, and it highlighted the impact that climate change could have on a large percentage of the human population. I am not well-versed in any of the social (or technical) aspects of this, and I'd honestly love to hear more from people who know more than I do about the impacts of climate change.
- Cypher 3y ago[flagged]
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- midoridensha 3y agoIt's treated as a conspiracy theory by a large fraction of the voting public. Most of the rest will nod in agreement that there's a problem, but refuse to change their lifestyles one iota to do anything about it, while blaming that first group.
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