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Originally Posted by aerohead
The changes will be 'faster' than humans and wildlife can possibly adapt.
Costs will exceed the entire global GDP.
Presently, for some, merely going outside constitutes a death sentence.
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Temperature has risen about 1 degree and seas about 1ft over the last 100 years, which is insanely rapid in geologic terms. It wasn't faster than we could adapt.
Temperature will rise about 1 degree and seas another foot in the next 100 years. Why would we be less capable of adapting given the technological advancements that will occur in the next 100 years? We're somehow going to get less proficient at adapting to various climates? That would only be true if we're cavemen relying on dumb animals to get too close to survive.
Costs exceeding global GDP is false on the face of it. Sure, setting the outdoor thermostat 1 degree cooler like it was 100 years ago might exceed GDP, but building structures in fire prone areas with fire resistance in mind doesn't increase the construction cost much. Not building in flood zones or in hurricane alley costs nothing. Building structures resilient to flooding and hurricanes costs more, but not double or more. Increasing crop yields aren't costing anything. We could tell primitive people to stop killing polar bears if we want a larger population of those useless things.
Where are the people who are going to die if they step foot outside? Seems like a good reason to move if being exposed to outdoor conditions momentarily poses an existential threat. They're obviously wealthy if they can afford 24/7 home care.