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Re:First genetically modified mosquitoes released in the Uni... by EricE on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @04:06PM (#27042255)
Is this where I insert the many 1970's magazine covers breathlessly declaring the coming of the next ice age as well as peak oil dooming us all?

People acting like climate change is some ending event always seem to utterly discount human ingenuity to overcome problems throughout history.

The real issue with effective problem solving is make sure you are solving the right problems.

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Re:First genetically modified mosquitoes released in the Uni... by acdha on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @08:31PM (#27044612)
The new ice age was a minority claim which never came close to scientific consensus:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2016/06/that-70s-myth-did-cl...

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Re:First genetically modified mosquitoes released in the Uni... by swader999 on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @10:29PM (#27045497)
It was likely an ending event on Venus. But I agree, this isn't certain for earth. There could well be new opportunities for many regions on earth.
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