Climate change
Will climate change make life on earth impossible?
Will climate change make life on earth impossible?
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I think people will finally understand that resources on earth are limited and need to be managed carefully
I think people will finally understand that resources on earth are limited and need to be managed carefully
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With such wasteful management of raw materials and cutting down forests, it is possible even in the short term than people imagine.
With such wasteful management of raw materials and cutting down forests, it is possible even in the short term than people imagine.
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With such wasteful management of raw materials and cutting down forests, it is possible even in the short term than people imagine.
With such wasteful management of raw materials and cutting down forests, it is possible even in the short term than people imagine.
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There will almost always be a place where the situation will be tolerable, but I guess that's not what you're asking ;) Some animals and plants have adapted to life in such extreme conditions as the Arctic, the Gobi Desert or high mountain ranges, so anything is possible. The question is whether today's man still has this ability. The survival of humanity as such is unfortunately closely linked to temperature and access to water. For this reason, we will not be able to withstand either constant temperatures above 50 degrees Celsius or another ice age. Of course, these changes don't happen overnight. Many current ecosystems are very sensitive to changes in average annual temperature. An increase of 1-2 degrees is enough to cause the extinction of some plant and animal species, the extension of dry or wet seasons depending on the region, or the flooding of islands and low-lying places due to the disappearance of the ice cover. Rising water temperatures in the oceans will lead to the extinction of many types of fish. The result will be famine and migration of people on an unprecedented scale. It is already difficult to live in many regions of Africa - what if they decide to move to Europe or Asia? The ability to produce food is a key issue. Water can be purified or desalinated, but food must be made from specific ingredients, and the vast majority of these must be grown. A restricted diet is associated with with diseases. One might say that in the past humanity has already experienced changes in climate cycles. It is true, but now there are many more of us and we are used to a completely different standard of living. We will not go to hunt ourselves a dinner if necessary, and mass migrations will lead to the devastation of subsequent regions of the world and riots. There is no denying that in this scenario the future of humanity is painted in black colors. Back to the question - until all the earth freezes or becomes a desert, life will survive in some places. But I'm not sure enough people will be able to adapt to change for us to survive as a species.
There will almost always be a place where the situation will be tolerable, but I guess that's not what you're asking ;) Some animals and plants have adapted to life in such extreme conditions as the Arctic, the Gobi Desert or high mountain ranges, so anything is possible. The question is whether today's man still has this ability. The survival of humanity as such is unfortunately closely linked to temperature and access to water. For this reason, we will not be able to withstand either constant temperatures above 50 degrees Celsius or another ice age. Of course, these changes don't happen overnight. Many current ecosystems are very sensitive to changes in average annual temperature. An increase of 1-2 degrees is enough to cause the extinction of some plant and animal species, the extension of dry or wet seasons depending on the region, or the flooding of islands and low-lying places due to the disappearance of the ice cover. Rising water temperatures in the oceans will lead to the extinction of many types of fish. The result will be famine and migration of people on an unprecedented scale. It is already difficult to live in many regions of Africa - what if they decide to move to Europe or Asia? The ability to produce food is a key issue. Water can be purified or desalinated, but food must be made from specific ingredients, and the vast majority of these must be grown. A restricted diet is associated with with diseases. One might say that in the past humanity has already experienced changes in climate cycles. It is true, but now there are many more of us and we are used to a completely different standard of living. We will not go to hunt ourselves a dinner if necessary, and mass migrations will lead to the devastation of subsequent regions of the world and riots. There is no denying that in this scenario the future of humanity is painted in black colors. Back to the question - until all the earth freezes or becomes a desert, life will survive in some places. But I'm not sure enough people will be able to adapt to change for us to survive as a species.
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