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-misanthroptimist

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7. It was never going to be the temperature that did in civilization.

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Mon Sep 9, 2024, 01:52 PM

Sep 2024

It's going to be the extreme weather caused by the higher temps. Drought and flooding will lead to global famine. Water shortages stand a fair chance of starting a nuclear war. This is what we have to look to look forward to over the next ten to fifteen years.

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Is Our Weather Turning Against Us? Scientists Predict Rapid Escalation of Extreme Weather [View all] erronis Sep 2024 OP

It is, of course, already observed. n/t. NNadir Sep 2024 #1

Who could have possibly predicted this? Midnight Writer Sep 2024 #2

The weather Macrophylla Sep 2024 #3

Totally agree. Headline writers are notorious for gotcha journalism. erronis Sep 2024 #4

Also... 2naSalit Sep 2024 #6

The weather reacts according to the laws of physics EYESORE 9001 Sep 2024 #5

It was never going to be the temperature that did in civilization. -misanthroptimist Sep 2024 #7

I'm sure there will be many casualties due to heat. Witness what has happened in Europe erronis Sep 2024 #8