Daftydux1d ago

Has the scientific community ever reconciled with the fact global warming is going to happen and there is no stopping it?

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/65798762

Has the scientific community ever reconciled with the fact global warming is going to happen and there is no stopping it? - Divisions by zero

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Show threadbacon_pdp1d ago
Yes they have already reconciled that it is already happening now. They are figuring out how to stop it so that all life on Earth doesn’t go extinct…
Show threadripcord23h ago
There are virtually no scientists that think all life on earth will go extinct.
Show threadnotsosure21h ago
That ALL life will go extinct is hard to imagine, but many scientists do see a high chance that humanity is going extinct (due to climate collapse) or, at the very least a population collapse of >95% is certain to happen within 200 years.
Show threadripcord
Yes, essentially zero chance of human extinction also
Mar 22 at 10:27pmWeb
Show threadnotsosure19h ago
You never know. 3-4C of temperature increase may offer some surprises.
Show threadripcord18h ago
Dude we made it through that already
Show threadnaught10113h ago
What? When?
Show threadripcord11h ago

The last glacial maximum was about 25000 years ago and was 6-8 degrees C colder than today, globally. There was massive change in global climate, populations, etc. And we survived. And that was before we had established technology beyond stone tools, had relatively very limited starting population and organization, etc etc.

For all of our faults we are very good at adapting and surviving. More that nearly any other species.

We’ll survive whatever is coming as a species. Even nuclear holocaust is unlikely to totally wipe us out.