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Scientists Say Scorching Temperatures Brought on by the 'Super' El Niño Could Kill Nearly Half a Million People by February (www.smithsonianmag.com)

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[–] goedel@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

humans eat 2/3 of global crop calories. don't spread misinformation.

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[–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Calories are not protein. Humans burn lots of calories doing stuff animals in factory farming settings won't, such as being living adults that don't lactate kilos per day, or going for a walk, or doing physical labor.

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[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 month ago

36% of global crop yields are fed to animals.

None of what you've said here has refuted the person you're responding to, I just want you to understand that.

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[–] goedel@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 month ago

protein has calories.

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