Re:Gulf Stream weakening now 99% certain, and ramifications ...
by lotsofpulp on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @04:24PM
(#37934311)
I would have thought wet bulb temperatures would be the more relevant metric for when temperatures are too hot.
Re:Gulf Stream weakening now 99% certain, and ramifications ...
by checkyoursudo on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @04:25PM
(#37934321)
So there is a decent chance that my vacation house in northern Sweden will still get snow in the winter? At least there is some silver lining for me.
Re:Gulf Stream weakening now 99% certain, and ramifications ...
by spaceman_2020 on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @04:18PM
(#37934211)
True. What will happen though is that these regions will suffer from stagnating (or even declining) productivity and anaemic growth. Farms will produce less so more energy will be used on fertilizers and irrigation. Everything will have to be air conditioned - more energy expenditure. At an individual level, productivity will drop off as people deal with the heat and humidity.
Personally, living in India, I’ve watched my summers become worse and worse every year. And while I have no way to measure it, my productivity keeps going down with it in the summer.
Massive hyperbole. If temperatures increase 4.5 f - in South America, where most people live around the equator will be fine.
Same for Indonesia.
India's population is pretty heavily focused in the North and should will also not all overheat to death.
Don't know about Africa.
Also - moving north if you think the AOC will collapse is a losing strategy. Scandinavia will be colder than Greenland today. Europe will be colder than Canada.