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Yeah, but global temps have climbed ~1.5 degrees since then, so lowering them by 0.5 degrees wouldn't have the same effect (crops freezing) as it did back then.

• bobthepanda 2y ago
  A sudden drop is pretty bad. Plants have tight tolerances and farmers purchase seeds based on expected conditions, not a hypothetical where some rogue country is triggering a volcanic eruption. It’s entirely possible that people plant the wrong crops, a volcanic eruption is triggered, and we see crop failures due to how optimized modern farming is.
  • insane_dreamer 2y ago
    Fair point. If such drastic action was ever contemplated it would have to be planned out in advance so that farming could adapt that year to expected shifts. But there will come a tipping point at which time we'll consider drastic measures that society would not otherwise tolerate. Look at Covid for a recent example.