• ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    18
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    14 days ago

    That sounds pretty extreme. I’d be Interested in reading that article, if you can find it.

    • WoahWoah@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      8
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      14 days ago

      It’s mild hyperbole, but it’s not far off from best-guess speculation. It’s well and regularly covered in IPCC reports. Have at.

      • AA5B@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        12 days ago

        One of the counterproductive parts of projections like this is humans do poorly with long term thinking. These results are not immediate. Most people will just assume hyperbole when they see it not happen*

        • in an arbitrarily short time