Re:Ask HN: Who else sees life getting progressively worse fr...
by paulcole on Friday October 29, 2021 @07:54AM
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Over the next 20-50 years a lot of places in the U.S. (primarily out West) are going to get a lot less fun to live due to climate change alone.
Miami might be able to keep rising tides at bay for 50 years but Oregon, Washington, Colorado, and California won’t be able to do much about heat and wildfire smoke. Arizona and Nevada might not be so bad because they’re built for the heat already.
Climate change is something humans missed their chance to fix decades ago. Now we’re getting set to pay the bill that’s already due. We have to pretend like we’ve still got a chance to “solve” it because the alternative (admitting it’s a lost cause) is just too sad.
Miami might be able to keep rising tides at bay for 50 years but Oregon, Washington, Colorado, and California won’t be able to do much about heat and wildfire smoke. Arizona and Nevada might not be so bad because they’re built for the heat already.
Climate change is something humans missed their chance to fix decades ago. Now we’re getting set to pay the bill that’s already due. We have to pretend like we’ve still got a chance to “solve” it because the alternative (admitting it’s a lost cause) is just too sad.