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So wouldnt it make sense to give up on the protect a disneyland of nature idea, and genemodify the rainforrest to adapt to heat? Fast forward around die off,ada

So wouldnt it make sense to give up on the protect a disneyland of nature idea, and genemodify the rainforrest to adapt to heat? Fast forward around die off,adaption,recovery?

dullcrisp 3mo ago
I only buy certified organic non-GMO rainforest, so save a patch for me before you burn the rest of it down and replace it with a monocrop.
deepvibrations 3mo ago
Not sure more meddling with nature is the best idea given our past history of it. There is a good chance you fix one problem and create 10 more!
- spwa4 3mo ago
  The only meddling with nature that went horribly is repeatedly introducing invasive species, then seeing the result after a short time. And the part that isn't discussed at all, of course, is that that happens all the time in nature. Of course the solution to climate change is humanity taking control of the climate. But the problem with that is equally simple: warming is inconvenient, but generally helps everyone. Cooling, on the other hand, ... or even merely stopping the warming. For example, changes in Himalayan glaciers melting could affect the timing and reliability of water supplies in parts of the world, especially the Ganges Basin, particularly during dry periods. 700 million people depend on that water, not even counting the fact that the other side of the same mountain is the majority of Pakistan's water supply. Massive people displacements are likely to be unavoidable. Note that glacier melting will stop, after a balancing period, not because it starts cooling. Merely keeping the temperature level will do that. Large areas of the planet and very significant parts of the human population depend on global warming continuing.
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smallerfish 3mo ago
How exactly would you do this? And over what time span would you expect it to be effective?
vkou 3mo ago
Forests take hundreds of years to become mature and healthy. If your magical yet-to-be-invented gene treatment technology works the first time around, you will see results centuries from now.

So wouldnt it make sense to give up on the protect a disneyland of nature idea, and genemodify the rainforrest to adapt to heat? Fast forward around die off,adaption,recovery?

dullcrisp 3mo ago

I only buy certified organic non-GMO rainforest, so save a patch for me before you burn the rest of it down and replace it with a monocrop.

deepvibrations 3mo ago

Not sure more meddling with nature is the best idea given our past history of it. There is a good chance you fix one problem and create 10 more!

spwa4 3mo ago
The only meddling with nature that went horribly is repeatedly introducing invasive species, then seeing the result after a short time. And the part that isn't discussed at all, of course, is that that happens all the time in nature. Of course the solution to climate change is humanity taking control of the climate. But the problem with that is equally simple: warming is inconvenient, but generally helps everyone. Cooling, on the other hand, ... or even merely stopping the warming. For example, changes in Himalayan glaciers melting could affect the timing and reliability of water supplies in parts of the world, especially the Ganges Basin, particularly during dry periods. 700 million people depend on that water, not even counting the fact that the other side of the same mountain is the majority of Pakistan's water supply. Massive people displacements are likely to be unavoidable. Note that glacier melting will stop, after a balancing period, not because it starts cooling. Merely keeping the temperature level will do that. Large areas of the planet and very significant parts of the human population depend on global warming continuing.

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smallerfish 3mo ago

How exactly would you do this? And over what time span would you expect it to be effective?

vkou 3mo ago

Forests take hundreds of years to become mature and healthy. If your magical yet-to-be-invented gene treatment technology works the first time around, you will see results centuries from now.