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canetoad

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Reply to OGBuzz (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 7, 2026, 04:28 PM

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An invasive species.

There should be a lot fewer or us than there are.

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Four BILLION people could die by 2050 due to climate change [View all] SamuelTheThird Tuesday OP

The Blue Whale very well might go extinct because their food called krill needs cold water and the Botany Tuesday #1

+1 dalton99a Tuesday #7

In 1856 and in Germany in 1862 Botany Tuesday #9

thats why i keep supplies in my attic. rampartd Tuesday #11

Most of the human population lives on coast lines orthoclad Tuesday #30

Maybe the problem will go away if we ignore it harder? -misanthroptimist Tuesday #2

Its more likely the problem will be self-correcting.. Volaris Tuesday #4

We are lousy stewards of this planet. Unfortunately a lot of those who are responsible will not be here OGBuzz Tuesday #3

More like canetoad Tuesday #17

Mother nature will take care of the problem eventually. OGBuzz Tuesday #35

I fear the world will respond with authoritarianism Johnny2X2X Tuesday #5

Hunger is a powerful motivator. OGBuzz Tuesday #36

History shows that is highly likely misanthrope Tuesday #45

It is the natural consequence of how we treat our planet. The GPV Tuesday #6

What can you expect from a species Stacey Grove Tuesday #8

4 billion people could die by 2050 due to old age. rampartd Tuesday #10

Pretty sure they weren't talking about deaths from old age. AloeVera Tuesday #12

Given the current death rate, only 1.5 billion would die of natural causes. Another Jackalope Tuesday #14

Why would they take rhe death rate into account when calculating AloeVera Tuesday #20

Fair enough. I have no problem with an estimate of 4 billion deaths by then Another Jackalope Tuesday #34

You know who I bet won't be one of the 4 billion? BannonsLiver Tuesday #13

Probably right SamuelTheThird Tuesday #16

Awww there there. BannonsLiver Tuesday #19

Youre kicking the thread, so good SamuelTheThird Tuesday #21

Post removed Post removed Tuesday #22

Speaking of SamuelTheThird Tuesday #23

That's cool. When do you think Taylor will release a new album? BannonsLiver Tuesday #24

When do you think people wil stop worshipping billionaires? SamuelTheThird Tuesday #25

Two weeks? BannonsLiver Tuesday #26

Have Travis and she considering having kids? mr715 Tuesday #28

No realistic plan in place to avoid this scenario Another Jackalope Tuesday #15

That's a shame. n/t flvegan Tuesday #18

I was born in 1947 PCB66 Tuesday #27

Climate change is solvable. mr715 Tuesday #29

We control nature??? SamuelTheThird Tuesday #31

I don't particularly like the idea of orbital mirrors mr715 Tuesday #32

It's a global issue TheProle Tuesday #33

Historically USA is the worst polluter in human history. nt miyazaki Tuesday #37

That is true, but mostly useful for finger-pointing (have at it) TheProle Tuesday #38

Per capita isn't any prettier, along with being the second worse polluter atm. miyazaki Tuesday #39

What I did was point out current conditions TheProle Tuesday #40

US has been then greatest polluter for 80% of the last century. miyazaki Tuesday #41

They'll have to do a great deal more to have an impact Kaleva Tuesday #44

By 2100 half the population will be dead and the survivors speaking Chinese. miyazaki Tuesday #46

China produces about as much greenhouse gases Kaleva Tuesday #43

Ask them if they care. They do, but they'll just point at whats already miyazaki Tuesday #47

The planet won't miss them... WarGamer Tuesday #42