Re:Ask HN: How do you deal with Climate Change induced depre...
by gus_massa on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @09:20AM
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Did you read the last IPCC report? There are many denialist press articles, but there are also many alarmist press articles.
Some sanity checks:
* What is the expected increase of the sea level in 2100 compared to 2022?
* What is the usual difference between the high tide and the low tide in you city? (Or the nearest city with sea, or you favorite vacation beach)
Also, remember that a lot of things will change before 2100. It's difficult to guess, but we can compare with the world 80 years ago. No transistors, only a few huge low capacity computers with vacuum tubes. Only wire phone. No nuclear, solar or wind electricity generators.
Some sanity checks:
* What is the expected increase of the sea level in 2100 compared to 2022?
* What is the usual difference between the high tide and the low tide in you city? (Or the nearest city with sea, or you favorite vacation beach)
Also, remember that a lot of things will change before 2100. It's difficult to guess, but we can compare with the world 80 years ago. No transistors, only a few huge low capacity computers with vacuum tubes. Only wire phone. No nuclear, solar or wind electricity generators.