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[-] [email protected] 58 points 1 year ago

Planet earth is not prepared for rapidly growing climate risks.

[-] [email protected] 42 points 1 year ago

The planet will be fine don’t worry, it’s mostly us humans that are going to have a problem.

[-] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago

Well, us and more than billions of other sentinent beings that keep dying and go instinct every year [1][2][3]

[-] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

Yes, them too of course but others will probably thrive. The planet has been through worse times than these (see: dinosaurs). It’s a big rock and it won’t collapse because we’re fucking with it.

It’s habitability that’s the real problem.

[-] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

Indeed, the existence of life on Earth as a whole is not threatened by climate change (probably not even humanity). I'd consider it a matter of ethics regarding the life of individuals though.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Humans as a species will be fine. Human civilization and human individuals will be pretty fucked.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's what people mean when they say planet earth, though. It's referring to the animals, not the non-biological matter.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Both human and non-human animals of course I assume? The current ones obviously. Life in general will probably be fine, it’s just the specific types of life currently inhabiting earth that are going to have a bit of trouble.

Good news for whatever gets the chance to climb to the top of the heap once mammals are gone. My money’s fungi but that’s mostly because I like Orks.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Europe is certainly not prepared for climate change but I have the feeling that the rest of the world might be even further behind.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

The planet does not care. He will survive with no problem. Human society ... well.

[-] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Following all kinds of politics, local, domestic and international, it's extremely frustrating to watch how one project after another gets approved without even considering the pledges that were already made.

It's not taken seriously at all. Apparently biodiversity is a potted plant along road expansions, ground water means drainage in the parking lot and trees are obstructing the seaside views.

[-] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

I live on a hill in the middle of an island. I look forward to a billionaire making me an offer .

If not, it will be easy to fortify .

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago
[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

How deep is it gonna get ?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Depending on the scenario you can find any number between 30 and 100cm in our lifetime.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Let it rain !

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Get yourself a very long stick to push away any sneaky billionaires trying to climb on your island. You might also want to invest in naval mines in case they arrive by yacht.

it's just a load of junk

[-] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago
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