The highest point in the Maldives is 2.4M, and by 2100, nearly all inhabitable land will be underwater [1]. Likewise the average elevation of Bangladesh is a f

The highest point in the Maldives is 2.4M, and by 2100, nearly all inhabitable land will be underwater [1]. Likewise the average elevation of Bangladesh is a few feet. In effect, these countries will be wiped off. With tens of millions, if not hundreds of millions of refugees due to climate change, mass famine and suffering will result. That's just logic. If calling that situation "mass famine and suffering" is "alarmist" of me, what words would you prefer? As far as yield rates, climate change will decrease yield rates [2], but you're right that science will mitigate and address some of these issues. From my link: > Through the years of 1985 through 2011, wheat breeding programs boosted average wheat yields by 13 bushels per acre, or 0.51 bushels each year, for a total increase of 26%. A simulation also found that 1.8 degree Fahrenheit in projected mean temperature was found to decrease wheat yields by 10.64 bushels per acre or nearly 21%. Yes, humans will adapt. But in the process, hundreds of millions of people will suffer very gravely, and an innumerable # of species will go extinct in the ocean alone. I'm a huge tech guy, but it's silly to think technology will be able to address all of these issues. I stand by what I said. Conviction is important to move the ball forward. [1] www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/02/the-island-president-mohamed-nasheed_n_1383413.html [2] http://www.agriculture.com/crops/wheat/climate-chge-may-affect-wheat-yields_144-ar33557 http://www.agriculture.com/crops/wheat/climate-chge-may-affe...