What is the harshest impact we will face with climate change?

Question

Doesn't look good... at all. More people, cars, computers, telephones, planes, less trees, agriculture and water. Does it make sense?

Answer 1

the harshest effect of the climate change will be....

Greenland becomming farmable again.
That land was farmable within RECORDED history... That means that average global temperatures were HIGHER than they are now.

And.. the land London sits on wasn't under water... so the people hollering that sea level will rise... need to put the bongs down.

Answer 2

If the clathrate gun hypothesis is correct then the future is grim indeed. At present the clathrate gun hypothesis is an open question in science that needs further study and should be taken as a possible, but not necessarily probable outcome.

In brief the hypothesis is that some external mechanism (volcanism, sun, CO2, etc) warms the oceans enough to unlock vast deposits of methyl clathrates. The methane released creates a positive feedback loop and a runaway greenhouse effect. The Permian extinction (95% of species extinct) is an example of what could happen.

A 2 C rise in temperature is more probable. The most important effect would be a reduction of food supplies at mid latitudes. There will be wars fought over food and water.

Answer 3

A tough call. It must be a close run thing between the extra taxes we are being conned into paying, and having to listen to alarmist propaganda that has no scientific back-up or, in some cases, even contradicts the laws of physics.
Environments change (always have, always will). The lesson of life on this planet is that species adapt or die out

Answer 4

The harshest impact right now is surrendering our freedoms to the Consensus, our money to greedy mega-corporations who traffic in Carbon Credits and human lives, and seeing the poor in the underdeveloped countries perish from being unable to advance under the strict cap laws on them, or else facing the wars that will break out when they get desperately behind.

However, past history shows that properly managed, the times of Global Warming mean more room for people, more and probably better food supply, less dependency on burning fuels, and increase in leisure times for the pursuit of art; lots of good things happen...unless we fall under a dictatorship of an elite who believe they know it all and better.

Definitely more water...all the melting ice becomes water. More and better food, with more land available to use for agriculture, and more resources to help move the water to where it does good. More room to grow trees, without impacting growing food...we can bring back fencerows!! Potentials for aquaculture in the shallow seas expected to be
generated. Better cities; we can clean out the old inefficient structures and make sparkling new cities done ecologically right, and make people happier.

It makes sense to look at the good, and work that way. Some nations are already staking claims to energy sources for when the ice cap melts, thinking ahead. We in the US seem to be thinking behind and not planning ahead to take advantage of the opportunities for easier living and more time to do interesting things.

But taking the positive approach stands in the way of rule by oligarchy and exploiting many people for the benefit of the few. That requires putting fear into the people to be ruled, so they dare not complain or look for better ways. Sound familiar?

And with more time, and resources, we can even move to space where the resources are vast, more then we can imagine, of materials and energy. We do not have to be caught stuck on Earth in the Malthusian trap you are seeing!!

I agree...the way we are going now, driven by panic, refusing to see any good, divvying up what is left in power grabs, and letting people with money and vested interests run things for their own personal aggrandizement...looks bad. But there are alternatives that look pretty good to me, IF we don't panic and cave in to the exploiters. And THINK before we act.

Answer 5

Hello, lack of food ,land, space, dead body's floating about, toilets backing up over the floor,every body becoming good at climbing mountains and boat builders making a fortune,could very well be extinction is the worse thing for us but a new start for nature.The world is no different from us we wash (s) away with water so does it.??

Answer 6

I would say water shortage. This will effect agriculture, and water supplies. Some areas will (in the long run ) become inhabitable and it will lead to migration. Storms (including floodings) will cause huge financial costs.

Answer 7

Nothing you will have to worry about, according to the doom Sayers of the alleged global warming BS it will take years before any of the alleged damages occur. So don't worry be happy enjoy life. The real problem with the alledged global warming is the "Dumbing down of America" thru the educational system. Our schools have become social experiments and nothing is being taught about real science. The majority of the people that cry and whine about the alleged global warming BS know nothing about science. As for me I'm not a science buff by any means ,however, it only takes common since to see that this whole alleged global warming BS is really about two things,1) Higher Taxes, 2) More restrictions on your life. It is an arrogant point of view to think that we as humans could destroy the Earth and at the same time repair the Earth , so arrogant.

Answer 8

The greatest angst will come from environuts (like Jane Fonda) when they admit that nuclear power was a good idea all along.

Answer 9

Flooding...It about 50 years ocean's are predicted to rise 20 ft, which is able to put most of China, Koreas', Japan, Manhattan underwater.
Shortage of water...
Drought for agriculture...
and so much more

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Answer 10

About 60% of the world's population now lives within 100 miles of a coastline. Most of our great cities, and much of our industry are along the coasts. A great deal of this area will become uninhabitable within the next hundred years, causing tremendous disruptions worldwide.