Climatic disaster
How long do you think we have left before the world becomes uninhabitable for humans
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ElwoodBlues · M
Anthropogenic climate change won't make the Earth uninhabitable for humans. What it will do is raise sea levels enough to flood many sea level cities and sink low-lying islands. The amount of buildings and infrastructure at risk of flooding by unchecked anthropogenic climate change is worth hundreds of trillions of dollars. It's worth spending money to avert further climate change to save all those cities.
firefall · 61-69, M
@ElwoodBlues Well, it wont be completely uninhabitable, but on top of sea level flooding, it will also render large areas currently used for growing food unusable, and more areas much more limited in fertility, so mass starvation will be an issue at the same time. The die-off of humans will be hideous.