Re:Climate Collapse Is Happening Now. What the Heat Tells Us
by 1970-01-01 on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @02:23PM
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I said it before, but I bet we will see a major city collapse (1,000,000 people or more) in the next 10 years due to climate change. Something like 1/4 - 1/3 of the population will not return after an extreme weather event. Wildfire like what happened in Hawaii will count as weather events.
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Re:Climate Collapse Is Happening Now. What the Heat Tells Us
by NikkiA on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @02:39PM
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I'd look to the indian subcontinent for that kind of climate suffering first. As far as cities falling to climate, Bangladesh might see it first, but they only have 3 cities of that magnitude (although Dhaka is almost a country upon itself at 21M)
Re:Climate Collapse Is Happening Now. What the Heat Tells Us
by throw2020201 on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @02:26PM
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Someone has been watching too many movies.
Re:Climate Collapse Is Happening Now. What the Heat Tells Us
by zardo on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @02:29PM
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Too many documentaries about New Orleans.
Re:Climate Collapse Is Happening Now. What the Heat Tells Us
by MichaelZuo on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @03:57PM
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What sort of odds and stakes are you willing to offer for a bet based on that?
Re:Climate Collapse Is Happening Now. What the Heat Tells Us
by jimkoen on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @04:14PM
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I'd say there's a high probability (~75%) based on the intense heat difference between city centers and suburbs. I observe an instant 5 degree drop in temperature as soon as I drive outside mostly paved areas into the suburbs, even in the evening and at night.
Pavement and concrete don't even have time to properly cool off at night, so if temperature increases due to global warming, city centers will slowly become uninhabitable.