why do some global warming people think a few degrees temp rise == extinction of the human race (possibility of nuclear exchange aside)
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It's hard for humans to reason about very large events. Dropping the coasts under a couple meters of water is a giant nightmare…
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…but it's not "kill all humans" bad. Agriculture will shift, make rich countries poor and recentering trade on food supplies…
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…like it was in the medieval period. But I, who am very afraid of climate change at ~3 K of warming, agree with Alice, given what I know.
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Unless global warming suddenly changes state then the migration numbers will just keep climbing causing accommodation issues.
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