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It could lead to mass die offs but due to starvation, extreme weather events, and most of all war.

If we reacted with calm rationality we’d probably adapt pretty well but we’re not likely to do that. One refugee crisis to Europe has just about brought on the return of fascism, and that’s minor compared to what major climate change might cause.

Climate change will be like AIDS or anaphylactic shock. You won’t die of it. You’ll die of the stuff it causes.



Or it could lead to global economic upheaval as the trade balances radically change, but people still being fed and governance not falling apart.

Prediction is as much based on the data as yours. You can dial back the alarmism.




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