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Originally Posted by GreyWolf
BUT (probably largely because I DO believe global warming is happening), I cannot get past the logical conclusion that if we DON'T try to mitigate the impact, we, and more particularly our children, are facing a major disaster.
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What if we assume that the average global temperature goes up 2 degrees.
At some point given diminishing returns (or impact) further increases in temperature will require bigger and bigger inputs.
Sea levels rise, but the impact will have a cooling affect.
Sea levels rise, land areas decrease, human population moves to higher ground.
Changes occur in land animal population, but changes occure in sea animal population. Perhaps we have less reliance on beef and more reliance on Tuna, negating further pollutants from raising cattle.
Some land area changes and can not be farmed, but other land areas change and can be farmed.
Etc.
Etc.
Etc.
I don't see disaster as we would expect from sudden changes, but I see changes as in subtle change that the globe and humans will adapt to. And, again, I don't suggest we ignore environmental issues, I just don't want us to get carried away with it.