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  What is bad with global climate change.

  This is a comment to those who think some climate change wont harm us. Before I come to my main point I want to say this: massive global climate change have happened before for natural (non man made) reasons. And yet here we are. No problem right? Well, tell that to the dinosaurs! When that big rock fell down from the sky a coupla millions o' years ago, some 90% of all life forms died out. But the planet survived. We are not here despite this, but because of it.

  Here is my point regarding rapid global climate change:

  The earth will survive.
  Mankind will survive.
  But your children may not.

  Why not? Well, before industrialism we were below one billion on this earth. Now we are 6.5 billions. Most likely nothing big will happen in the next comming years so everything will go on like ususally, and soon we are 8 billions.

  But how could industrialism make us become so many? Due to industrialized farming. We squezze every grain of food we can out of the land. And boosted the population.

  Now, what will happen if climate changes faster than we can adopt to it (a likely event)? If we lose 10% of earths food capacity, we will lose some 1% of the population, give or take some. Thats 80 millions starving to death. If we lose 30% of food capacity? Then some 10% will starve.  If we lose 50%? That may cost us 25% of the population. And that is 2 000 000 000 dead.

  This will lead to global depression, and global war over resources. Yes, mankind will survive, and the planet also. But not your grand children.

  Several areas of the world already see lower food output, including but not limited to parts of Australia and Spain.

  Add to this the rapidly decreacing oil stock. We are about to use the 50ieth percent of all avilable oil. If we have an industrial colapse ontop of rapid climate change, we will enter the worst period of in human history ever, with billions of dead people.

  The reason we will not be able to handle this is overpopulation. The solution is better technology and fewer humans. And that is a win win trade; if we do develop better technology and decrease the population, we will be richer also.On The problem is not how high the temperature may go, but how fast it is changing posted 1 year ago 14 Responses