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Rome is further north than New York City. Very screwed.
by V__ 1y ago
Rome is further north than New York City. Very screwed.
- marcyb5st 1y agoI believe southern European countries won't be as screwed. The Mediterranean sea has enough thermal mass to keep things Ok. North of the Alps screwed big time. However, the lack of rainfall could be the real killer. As the warm humid air would stops coming it's not clear if the precipitations would be enough to sustain crops in Mediterranean countries. Also, the US east cost and the Caribbean countries would be fucked as well. All that energy would stay there supercharging hurricanes as they cross the gulf of Mexico. That area of the world would basically be subject to both the precipitations and thermal energy that is now keeping northern Europe livable as it wouldn't spread over.
- barbazoo 1y agoI recommend "The Light Pirate" by Lily Brooks-Dalton that deals with this sort of future.
- marcyb5st 1y agoThank you. Added to my to-read list :)
- LargoLasskhyfv 1y agoYawn. Why not https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_Weather_(Sterling_novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_Weather_(Sterling_novel) ?
- deadbabe 1y agoAren’t most crops watered via irrigation? Why is precipitation necessary
- stetrain 1y agoThe water used for irrigation is usually replenished by precipitation.
- hvb2 1y agoBecause irrigation needs fresh water. Fresh water is brought inland by precipitation. No precipitation no rivers to irrigate from after the glaciers that might also feed them run out
- LargoLasskhyfv 1y agoNukkular powered desalination plants at the coasts, pumping it inward via pipelines could be a solution.
- chneu 1y agoThe Mediterranean is currently experiencing water temps so high it's killing off everything. It's so hot that it's not enjoyable to swim in.