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Look at it from the bright side: you are likely born towards a local maximum in terms of human development. Too late not to notice the decline, but early enough

by Xixi 3y ago

Look at it from the bright side: you are likely born towards a local maximum in terms of human development. Too late not to notice the decline, but early enough that you aren't likely to suffer too much from it for the best part of your life. Current forecasts put generalized famines, all around the globe, at somewhere between +2.5ºC and +3.0ºC of global warming. We are on track to cross +2.0ºC around 2050, at best 2055 [1]. So really, it's just around the corner. At current trend, it's not lack of birth, but lack of food that is going to drive population decline... [1] https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-change/world-likely-to-see-2-c-warming-by-2050-even-under-low-emissions-predicts-new-study-87386 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-change/world-lik...

BLKNSLVR 3y ago
Not to whom you're replying, but as a parent this concerns me for their futures. It mightn't be my problem, but fuck I'm a bad person if I just drop it on the floor for my kids to pick up - or slip over and die on. That doesn't seem to be humanity's prevailing trait though...
csomar 3y ago
The earth is getting greener. There are a ton of untapped opportunities in farming but it's mostly unprofitable and mismanaged. People don't care and will blame the government for rising food prices. > Current forecasts put generalized famines, all around the globe I am not aware of any such forecasts and call BS on that. If we are having a famine, it's because of a war or a conflict that disrupted our supply lines. Climate change effects are really minor (beyond having a bit of a hotter summer).
- alphager 3y ago
  > Climate change effects are really minor (beyond having a bit of a hotter summer). That's patently false. It goes way beyond hotter summers. We're already observing today the increased frequency of extreme weather events (droughs, floodings, hurricanes). Even not taking into account the other changes, just the extreme weather events will massively impact the US. While I agree that the US will not suffer a famine (though a massive movement of farming activities), there will be global famine events that the richer countries will compensate by buying up all the market and letting poorer countries to suffer.

by Xixi 3y ago

BLKNSLVR 3y ago

Not to whom you're replying, but as a parent this concerns me for their futures. It mightn't be my problem, but fuck I'm a bad person if I just drop it on the floor for my kids to pick up - or slip over and die on. That doesn't seem to be humanity's prevailing trait though...

csomar 3y ago

The earth is getting greener. There are a ton of untapped opportunities in farming but it's mostly unprofitable and mismanaged. People don't care and will blame the government for rising food prices. > Current forecasts put generalized famines, all around the globe I am not aware of any such forecasts and call BS on that. If we are having a famine, it's because of a war or a conflict that disrupted our supply lines. Climate change effects are really minor (beyond having a bit of a hotter summer).

alphager 3y ago
> Climate change effects are really minor (beyond having a bit of a hotter summer). That's patently false. It goes way beyond hotter summers. We're already observing today the increased frequency of extreme weather events (droughs, floodings, hurricanes). Even not taking into account the other changes, just the extreme weather events will massively impact the US. While I agree that the US will not suffer a famine (though a massive movement of farming activities), there will be global famine events that the richer countries will compensate by buying up all the market and letting poorer countries to suffer.