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Re:Crystalline nets harvest water from desert air, turn CO2 ... by Ultimatt on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @01:42AM (#20874334)
What if the entire of the USA was a desolate wasteland in 100 years, due to climate change, but Russia was a verdant paradise. Is your expectation everyone goes where its productive still?
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Re:Crystalline nets harvest water from desert air, turn CO2 ... by liability on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @01:58AM (#20874407)
Either they move, or die. That's presuming nuclear powered desalination on a massive scale never becomes viable.

I don't think there are any realistic outcomes to such a scenario that don't involve immense loss of life.

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Re:Crystalline nets harvest water from desert air, turn CO2 ... by imtringued on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @02:28AM (#20874534)
Yes because even the russians have to move further north.
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