Yes, I’m Feeling Bad About Climate Change. Let’s Discuss

Re:Yes, I’m Feeling Bad About Climate Change. Let’s Discuss by throwaway5752 on Thursday August 22, 2019 @10:59AM (#20768822)

I don't blame you for this because you're probably in the US, and probably not in agriculture, but we are having crop failures. In the US. Massive ones. It's not just heatwaves, but increased thunderstorm sizes (hail) and increase rainfall during vulnerable planting and harvesting periods. A lot of this spring was washed out in parts of the US Midwest.

Globally, it's much worse. People are showing up from Central America because of crop failures. That is climate change induced human migration. Syria collapsed because of climate change based crop failures. The "Arab Sprint" was in large part because of agricultural productivity issues due to climate change. Large cities in Africa and south Asia are running out of water.

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Re:Yes, I’m Feeling Bad About Climate Change. Let’s Discuss by toomuchtodo on Thursday August 22, 2019 @11:05AM (#20768880)

I should’ve been more specific. Crop failures where middle class Americans start to starve. Society is nine meals away from revolution. Keep a close eye on US grain reserves and other ag indicators.

I agree with your points that crops are already failing. It just hasn’t impact the first world middle class yet.

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Re:Yes, I’m Feeling Bad About Climate Change. Let’s Discuss by kazagistar on Thursday August 22, 2019 @11:36AM (#20769261)

I disagree. Most of America is already onboard; it's just being held back from progress by its non democratic systems, a minority that clings to power, and power systems that can spend unbounded amounts of money for short term profits.

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Re:Yes, I’m Feeling Bad About Climate Change. Let’s Discuss by toomuchtodo on Thursday August 22, 2019 @11:38AM (#20769287)

Can you show evidence that a majority is onboard? People are still using petroleum like it’s going out of style, and no one wants a carbon tax.

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Re:Yes, I’m Feeling Bad About Climate Change. Let’s Discuss by CalRobert on Thursday August 22, 2019 @12:16PM (#20769665)

If those Democratic systems worked we'd have had Gore in 2000 and a different world.

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Re:Yes, I’m Feeling Bad About Climate Change. Let’s Discuss by diveloper on Thursday August 22, 2019 @11:18AM (#20769034)

Can you provide a source for some of these claims? I'm not doubting you, I just want to see for myself.

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