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Re:Deadly global heatwaves undeniably result of climate cris... by blueflow on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @07:34AM (#36860800)
> I guess we’ll end up A/C’ing the fields of dying crops too?

If people do survive in the Sahara, we can do that, too.

Re:Deadly global heatwaves undeniably result of climate cris... by hotpotamus on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @07:40AM (#36860858)
Uh... You may not be aware, but the Sahara is somewhat famously devoid of life.
Re:Deadly global heatwaves undeniably result of climate cris... by blueflow on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @08:29AM (#36861273)
Or do a quick search before telling me i'm wrong: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahara#People,_culture,_and_la...

This country has half a million people alone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Sahara

Re:Deadly global heatwaves undeniably result of climate cris... by hotpotamus on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @09:02AM (#36861571)
I'm recalling my read through of "Sahara Unveiled: A Journey Across the Desert" by William Langewiesche. (Great writer, but it wasn't my favorite of his works).

Here's the executive summary:

> It is as vast as the United States and so arid that most bacteria cannot survive there. Its loneliness is so extreme it is said that migratory birds will land beside travelers, just for the company. William Langewiesche came to the Sahara to see it as its inhabitants do, riding its public transport, braving its natural and human dangers, depending on its sparse sustenance and suspect hospitality. From his journey, which took him across the desert’s hyperarid core from Algiers to Dakar, he has crafted a contemporary classic of travel writing.

Re:Deadly global heatwaves undeniably result of climate cris... by blueflow on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @09:36AM (#36862003)
> ... to see it as its inhabitants do, ...

What was your point, again?

Re:Deadly global heatwaves undeniably result of climate cris... by mkesper on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @07:46AM (#36860908)
There will be totally inhabitable places due to being too wet to allow humans (and many animals) to survive. It's called the "wet bulb" effect. https://www.sciencealert.com/human-survival-in-hot-and-humid...
Re:Deadly global heatwaves undeniably result of climate cris... by mpweiher on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @08:52AM (#36861495)
And once we get these wet-bulb events, we will see SO2 seeding...
Re:Deadly global heatwaves undeniably result of climate cris... by abenga on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @07:53AM (#36860952)
The Sahara. Famous breadbasket and feeder of billions.