I understand that "DOOM! DOOM!" is an engaging headline, but we should talk some more about how to live in the coming world as a practical matter, and how to create economic incentives to help the people most affected.
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Much more climate change than we're already seeing is locked in. If emissions went to zero tomorrow, we'd still see hotter summers for years. I understand the political goal of making every headline sound like we're about to die, but it's cynical and I believe counterproductive.
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Climate change is a fact about the world, not a moral tale of good vs. evil. We tried the several decades of scaring people (back when policy changes could have helped). Now let's stop telling the stage 4 lung cancer patient about the dangers of smoking and try finding solutions
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How many current residents of B will be displaced by wealthy people arriving from A ?
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It will depend on whether B is a place like Maine or Baffin Island.
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No, a lot of places that have nicer average temperatures are going to be devastated by more chaotic extreme weather events. Siberia gets engulfed by forest fires and heatwaves now. Boreal forests become dry. That really isn't an improvement.
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The Earth is a big place, and some places will have a nicer climate than they do now. You don't have to head straight to Siberia.
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What if the real climate refugees are the rich people buying extra property in temperate zones.
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