[extropy-chat] Climate skepticism patterns

BillK pharos at gmail.com
Thu Jun 8 16:47:10 UTC 2006


On 6/8/06, Eugen Leitl wrote:
> What about those regions with lots of population, subsistence agriculture
> which will be hit by draught? There will be precipiation shifts, and
> arguably a decrease of arable land overall. Water wars will ensue,
> resulting in mayhem amplification. This is certainly difficult
> to quantify in $$$, as is loss of human life (Sahel & Co is perpetually
> fucked up, they really don't need a yet another hammer).
>

You think maybe all the people moving from the flooded coastal cities
and the southern states bothered by desertification and new tropical
diseases might get a bit upset at being told their problems are a
benefit for agriculture?

Especially when they notice that warmed up tundra is not very useful
for farming?

BillK



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