Missing winter sea-ice signals changes in Antarctica that could be “absolute disaster for the world”, scientists say.

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    1 year ago

    You know what’s most depressing? Statistically people reading this comment (people who have access to computers/phones + the internet) will have little to mild effects of climate change, compared to the BILLIONS that will perish. Humans will survive all this, but at the cost of unimaginable suffering from the silent/silenced poor.

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      Humanity will survive this but everyone will suffer the effects. Even something relatively minor like COVID had great effects to the global economy, but with these we are talking about:

      • Weather inestabilization, with greater storms and massive heat waves.

      • General crop failures in many places of the world.

      • Desertification in many areas.

      • Massive migration waves.

      • Very difficult and unstable economy.

      We are starting to see some of this, but 2050 onwards is going to be a very difficult time for all humanity except the most wealthy.

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      1 year ago

      If it gets bad enough that millions die, let alone billions, the effects will hit everyone, hard. Sorry to burst your bubble, but the economy is very interconnected and fragile, and wars are started over a lot less.