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Re:Fertilizing the Ocean with Iron (2007) by Ma8ee on Thursday September 03, 2020 @12:08PM (#24365481)
Yes, we will have to adapt. That doesn’t change the fact we also must try to slow and minimise it as much as is possible. Adapting to two degrees is probably an order of magnitude easier than adapting to four or five degrees.

We rich westerners will most likely only be inconvenienced. We have our AC and we can afford more expensive food. If you live close to the coast or a river you might need to move.

The greatest problem we will have to face is probably the huge waves of refugees from the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. Not only from starvation, but from conflicts about e.g., water.

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Re:Fertilizing the Ocean with Iron (2007) by ncmncm on Saturday September 05, 2020 @12:01AM (#24381316)
The problem we face is the rise of Fascism in response to those waves, and the bad government and, most likely, war, always instigated by Fascists.

It is already starting.

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Re:Fertilizing the Ocean with Iron (2007) by nix23 on Saturday September 05, 2020 @07:28AM (#24382813)
>always instigated by Fascists

Not really, just look at the US..oil/money

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Re:Fertilizing the Ocean with Iron (2007) by ncmncm on Saturday September 05, 2020 @01:16PM (#24385176)
You seem to be confused. A counterexample would be a Fascist government that did not instigate a war, given ample time.
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Re:Fertilizing the Ocean with Iron (2007) by nix23 on Sunday September 06, 2020 @06:34AM (#24390382)
>given ample time.

That's the problem....any government instigate in a ware given enough time, i think your problem is that you have no clue what fascist means.

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Re:Fertilizing the Ocean with Iron (2007) by ncmncm on Monday September 07, 2020 @02:48PM (#24401610)
You are still confused.

Numerous governments have never instigated wars despite ample opportunities.

Fascists do not need your defense.

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Re:Fertilizing the Ocean with Iron (2007) by Ma8ee on Saturday September 05, 2020 @04:58PM (#24386794)
That is only one of the problems.
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Re:Fertilizing the Ocean with Iron (2007) by nix23 on Saturday September 05, 2020 @04:13AM (#24382137)
>We rich westerners will most likely only be inconvenienced.

For how many generation will that be?

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