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BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 4 months agoNah, we’re far too resourceful to be killed by climate change.
It may take out large chunks of the global population, but we will adapt with technology to be able to still sustain billions of humans.
kbin_space_program@kbin.run 4 months ago
No. The melting of the ice caps is now self-sustaining. We dont have enough energy as a species to begin to reverse it now, and it is making itself worse now with every day.
The current glacier they're worried about in Antarctica is estimated to increase global sea levels by up to 3 meters.
That, by itself puts every single port in the world partially underwater, and most of the major airports too. That means every developed country in the world is looking at death and famine at a scale not seen since the Permian Extinction.
And thats just one glaicier that will be popping before 2030. All of Greenland is also in the process of popping, and that could mean 10m plus of sea level rise by 2050.
ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Literally no serious person believes the sea level will rise by 10m in the next 26 years, that’s just looney toons. It’s an extreme scenario even if were to take 10x that long.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 months ago
nah dude 30 feet of water that’ll flood everest and shit
morphballganon@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I do not mean to downplay the seriousness of the issue, but you are acting like new ports being built is out of the question.
kbin_space_program@kbin.run 4 months ago
It's an issue given that almost everything everyone buys relies on sea traffic. If it doesn't, then something required to make it did.
GladiusB@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Yes. But we don’t all live in ports. Will it take out hundreds of thousands and some major cities? Yes. But there are still billions of people left.