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-misanthroptimist

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3. They say by 2100 for a reason
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 02:11 PM
23 hrs ago

And this is based on the last time I really looked at this. That was a couple of years ago, so take it under advisement.

The global climate models only ran as far as 2100. There are longer projections out there, but they don't get much attention. Summing up, human life becomes impossible -or at least extremely challenging- in places like India, Iran, and a few others due to high heat and humidity.

It should also be noted that weather isn't climate. Climate is the average of weather over (usually) 30 years. Extreme weather will greatly increase, making agriculture difficult (perhaps impossible) in places that climatically are suitable for crops.

Also, at some point, atmospheric CO2 begins to make us stupid. Yes, more stupid than we are now.

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