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Re:My own brain’s refusal to integrate the seriousness of cl... by TheBeardKing on Monday December 17, 2018 @03:50PM (#18702072)
The difference here is the accleration of climate change, estimated to be 10-50x faster than previous transitions from cooler periods[1]. One study finds that this accelerated warming could lead the extiction of 1 in 6 species[2].

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97... [2] http://science.sciencemag.org/content/348/6234/571

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Re:My own brain’s refusal to integrate the seriousness of cl... by moreira on Monday December 17, 2018 @04:29PM (#18702381)
Yeah, but I think the parent posters' concern is that the outcome is "unclear", and I was just pointing out that no matter what happens, the planet will be fine, humans will survive, and our infrastructure is what'll be impacted (and consequently, our lifestyle).

None of that is "unclear", I think. It all follows from "temperatures rise" (which the parent concedes as a given). Ice melts. Waters rise. Life changes.

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