Re:In Antarctica, climate change is having surprising impacts
by pmontra on Saturday October 27, 2018 @03:59AM
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Still, the planet won't cool down only because we start using solar energy. We should actively remove CO2 and methane from the atmosphere. Planting trees is likely not enough.
> the last time atmospheric carbon dioxide was as high as it is today, and the temperature was about what it’s expected to be in 2050, sea levels were up to 70 feet higher than today.
That's going to cause mass migrations in all countries of the world, rich and poor, and destroy the logistics that let us live like we do now. Obviously we'll adapt but there are going to be maybe billions of deaths (famine and diseases). I think I'm lucky because I'll be dead by then. However I could see the first coastal cities going a little bit underwater.
Ultimately we elect our politicians so we are responsible for what they decide and not decide to look at. We'll get what we deserve.
This other article from 2017 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/07/antarcti... states that
> the last time atmospheric carbon dioxide was as high as it is today, and the temperature was about what it’s expected to be in 2050, sea levels were up to 70 feet higher than today.
That's going to cause mass migrations in all countries of the world, rich and poor, and destroy the logistics that let us live like we do now. Obviously we'll adapt but there are going to be maybe billions of deaths (famine and diseases). I think I'm lucky because I'll be dead by then. However I could see the first coastal cities going a little bit underwater.
Ultimately we elect our politicians so we are responsible for what they decide and not decide to look at. We'll get what we deserve.