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SamuelTheThird

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31. We control nature???

Tue Jul 7, 2026, 05:33 PM

Jul 7

We could mitigate climate change with massive change, but scaling up carbon sequestration is something climate scientists have discussed- and it's extraordinarily difficult.

The only thing that MIGHT work is aerosol geoengineering. And that has a whole host of problems and would be a tremendous gamble.

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Four BILLION people could die by 2050 due to climate change [View all] SamuelTheThird Jul 7 OP

The Blue Whale very well might go extinct because their food called krill needs cold water and the Botany Jul 7 #1

+1 dalton99a Jul 7 #7

In 1856 and in Germany in 1862 Botany Jul 7 #9

thats why i keep supplies in my attic. rampartd Jul 7 #11

Most of the human population lives on coast lines orthoclad Jul 7 #30

Maybe the problem will go away if we ignore it harder? -misanthroptimist Jul 7 #2

Its more likely the problem will be self-correcting.. Volaris Jul 7 #4

We are lousy stewards of this planet. Unfortunately a lot of those who are responsible will not be here OGBuzz Jul 7 #3

More like canetoad Jul 7 #17

Mother nature will take care of the problem eventually. OGBuzz Jul 7 #35

I fear the world will respond with authoritarianism Johnny2X2X Jul 7 #5

Hunger is a powerful motivator. OGBuzz Jul 7 #36

History shows that is highly likely misanthrope Jul 7 #45

It is the natural consequence of how we treat our planet. The GPV Jul 7 #6

What can you expect from a species Stacey Grove Jul 7 #8

4 billion people could die by 2050 due to old age. rampartd Jul 7 #10

Pretty sure they weren't talking about deaths from old age. AloeVera Jul 7 #12

Given the current death rate, only 1.5 billion would die of natural causes. Another Jackalope Jul 7 #14

Why would they take rhe death rate into account when calculating AloeVera Jul 7 #20

Fair enough. I have no problem with an estimate of 4 billion deaths by then Another Jackalope Jul 7 #34

You know who I bet won't be one of the 4 billion? BannonsLiver Jul 7 #13

Probably right SamuelTheThird Jul 7 #16

Awww there there. BannonsLiver Jul 7 #19

Youre kicking the thread, so good SamuelTheThird Jul 7 #21

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Speaking of SamuelTheThird Jul 7 #23

That's cool. When do you think Taylor will release a new album? BannonsLiver Jul 7 #24

When do you think people wil stop worshipping billionaires? SamuelTheThird Jul 7 #25

Two weeks? BannonsLiver Jul 7 #26

Have Travis and she considering having kids? mr715 Jul 7 #28

No realistic plan in place to avoid this scenario Another Jackalope Jul 7 #15

That's a shame. n/t flvegan Jul 7 #18

I was born in 1947 PCB66 Jul 7 #27

Climate change is solvable. mr715 Jul 7 #29

We control nature??? SamuelTheThird Jul 7 #31

I don't particularly like the idea of orbital mirrors mr715 Jul 7 #32

It's a global issue TheProle Jul 7 #33

Historically USA is the worst polluter in human history. nt miyazaki Jul 7 #37

That is true, but mostly useful for finger-pointing (have at it) TheProle Jul 7 #38

Per capita isn't any prettier, along with being the second worse polluter atm. miyazaki Jul 7 #39

What I did was point out current conditions TheProle Jul 7 #40

US has been then greatest polluter for 80% of the last century. miyazaki Jul 7 #41

They'll have to do a great deal more to have an impact Kaleva Jul 7 #44

By 2100 half the population will be dead and the survivors speaking Chinese. miyazaki Jul 7 #46

China produces about as much greenhouse gases Kaleva Jul 7 #43

Ask them if they care. They do, but they'll just point at whats already miyazaki Jul 7 #47

The planet won't miss them... WarGamer Jul 7 #42