Well, so much for scientific research in Antarctica…it’s about to be a war zone.

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    The year is 2070. Common daily temps are between 35-45°C. Only 200k humans survive globally, and barely.

    They still use fossil fuels to generate electricity…

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      A truce has been reached between the forces of AE-X11 Musk and the virtual consciousness of Jeff Bezos as they vow to unite against the tribal council of the former Russian Federation to secure the remaining oil reserves in the desert plains of the Antarctic continent

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      Doesn’t need a lot of oil to upkeep a population of 200k humans though.

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      If there’s only 200K people left, everything is going to be fine … for them.

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      Human population now being only 0.00025% of its peak, their greenhouse gas emissions are now insignificant, so, the planet is now finally recovering, fast.

      Edit : obviously I’m not a writer.

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      A larger nation with a massive population like India or China will unilaterally employ some kind of geoengineering project long before it gets to that level of lost profits.

      Likely it will be some kind of massively risky atmospheric particle seeding to reflect some percentage of sunlight, which could have unknown consequences down the line.