Well, so much for scientific research in Antarctica…it’s about to be a war zone.

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[–] 123 points 11 months ago (12 children)

The year is 2070. Common daily temps are between 35-45°C. Only 200k humans survive globally, and barely.

They still use fossil fuels to generate electricity...

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  • [–] 63 points 11 months ago

    A truce has been reached between the forces of AE-X11 Musk and the virtual consciousness of Jeff Bezos as they vow to unite against the tribal council of the former Russian Federation to secure the remaining oil reserves in the desert plains of the Antarctic continent

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  • [–] 13 points 11 months ago*

    Human population now being only 0.00025% of its peak, their greenhouse gas emissions are now insignificant, so, the planet is now finally recovering, fast.

    Edit : obviously I'm not a writer.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    daily temps are between 35-45°C

    Not in Russia. :D

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago* (1 child)

    Maybe, but look at that territory, it's perfectly positioned to unlock more agriculutural land northward as the world further south burns. I bet the Russian ruling class is eagerly awaiting this scenario that would put them towards the top of the pile in world powers. They may end up in a position to pick and choose from waves of immigrants.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    Problem is that it isn't that simple. The general fact we do know is that the atmosphere will be more energetic and, on average, the globe will be hotter. The more energetic facet means more weather activity and changes to various currents. So local weather may be more impacted by a change in wind current temperature wise. The change in storm activity may be the bigger concern rather than temperatures. We don't know how much viable agriculture will be possible or exactly where it will be. Also there's the question of soil quality. It's a dangerous gambit to assume a straightforward "Lots of snowy land now means lots of agriculture in a warmed globe".

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