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Re:A Recap of the Mars Terraforming Debate by OmicronCeti on Thursday May 13, 2021 @04:43PM (#27147189)
The collapse of all plant life would mean the death of humans. Nuclear winter is a well-studied and modeled phenomenon.
Re:A Recap of the Mars Terraforming Debate by dheera on Thursday May 13, 2021 @04:52PM (#27147300)
I don't think we would collapse all plant life.

While we have the theoretical capability to destroy all plant life, I think realistically we'd end up obliterating a few cities before war would cease, and a full-on nuclear winter is unlikely.

Re:A Recap of the Mars Terraforming Debate by OmicronCeti on Thursday May 13, 2021 @05:04PM (#27147451)
> I don't think we would collapse all plant life.

I mean it's not really about what you think. See the top two links here about the devastating effects of small-scale conflicts

- https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00794-y

- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1919049117

- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.222.4630.1283

- https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JD030509

- https://doi.org/10.1080/03036758.1986.10423349

- https://doi.org/10.1029/2006JD008235

Re:A Recap of the Mars Terraforming Debate by kergonath on Thursday May 13, 2021 @06:41PM (#27148407)
You don’t need to kill all plants, just enough of those we can eat. Not even all of those, either. Look into history to see what happens when enough people don’t have enough to eat.