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Not a good sign (reddthat.com)
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[–] 72 points 6 months ago (14 children)

We found out ages ago, told everyone, and no-one did anything

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  • [–] 27 points 6 months ago (11 children)

    Well, some people did something, but it wasn't to try and prevent this.

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  • [–] 26 points 6 months ago (10 children)

    "oh so I'll be 80ish when the consequences start to happen? Drill Baby Drill!!" - oil executives etc.

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  • [–] -4 points 6 months ago* (9 children)

    If you live in Russia or Canada, global warming is a gift from God that will convert useless tundra into a fertile paradise. Everything is relative.

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  • [–] 15 points 6 months ago* (3 children)

    Let's see about that paradise when the bacteria and other bad stuff in the permafrost gets unfrozen.

    Let's also see how people currently living in those areas feel about the "paradise" when everybody else who has the means will try to go there since it's the only livable area.

    Not to mention how "livable" it actually would be, with extreme weather, flooding from icecaps melting and other weather effects I have no idea about.

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  • [–] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child)

    At this point the countries in temperate climates would seal their borders. The people living near the equator will become stuck, dependent on the the richer nations for their very survival. Once the effects of global warming began creeping up toward the United States and Europe, we will use our superior firepower to force an oil embargo on weaker nations.

    It's going to be fucked up and evil, but it's unlikely to be uniformly bad for everyone. From an economic perspective, alot of people will benefit.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    The wealth of industrialized nations is only possible through exploitation of developing countries. When conditions there become literally unlivable, everything collapses and everyone loses. maybe russia could slightly benefit since they aren't doing super well as is and have a lot of land that will become pretty good. Even then, they can kiss goodbye to seafood forever, and it certainly won't be easy.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    There's a whole lot of Canada south of the tundra. We don't need to make the north "useful" at the expense of the rest of the country.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago*

    I just used Tundra as a filler for "cold as shit" areas. The temperate region will basically move further up north from the equator.

    ...granted, having more valuable land isn't necessarily a good thing once you consider your neighbors.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    If you don't take into account the fact it will also convert a fertile paradise of southern parts of country into a hot hell. I don't think even ex-tundra will really be stable for long at that point

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  • [–] 20 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Don't look up.

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  • [–] 25 points 6 months ago

    That movie was criticized because it was on the nose, but if there's one thing the last 20 years has thought me its that there may have been a time for subtle implications, subtext, and understatement, but it's long over.

    If you aren't screaming it, they won't hear you and even if they hear you they won't do anything...

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