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scheming daemons

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1. I still... Despite everything... Have faith in human ingenuity

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2013, 10:30 AM

Nov 2013

... To either reverse climate change or adapt to the changes.

As humans, we fucked up by not stopping this earlier.

The next goal for scientists is to find a way to adapt to the coming changes...

This will mean genetic engineered crops that can grow in harsher climates.
Better and cheaper water purification.
Accelerated transitioning to non fossil fuel energy solutions.

We are a resilient species. We will go through some pain for sure, but we will find a way.

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Where were you when they told us the world as we know it is over? [View all] kpete Nov 2013 OP

I still... Despite everything... Have faith in human ingenuity scheming daemons Nov 2013 #1

I think you're right. We won't go meekly into the night. randome Nov 2013 #4

WE are a resilient species, but the vast majority of species are not LondonReign2 Nov 2013 #7

Human beings will adapt. Just not all seven billion. robertpaulsen Nov 2013 #11

But we'll hurl back the challenges, using Twitter, Facebook and some new apps! hatrack Nov 2013 #2

The end of the world as we know it. JNelson6563 Nov 2013 #3

in bed gopiscrap Nov 2013 #5

Time to wake up autorank Nov 2013 #6

"The People are ready".... bvar22 Nov 2013 #8

I remember when the Cover of Time said "God is Dead" Bandit Nov 2013 #9

I think I'll be okay. I and anyone my age or older. Quantess Nov 2013 #10

I for one CFLDem Nov 2013 #12

Is this comedy? I was actually being dead serious. Quantess Nov 2013 #13

I'm just injecting a little rationality into the climate madness. CFLDem Nov 2013 #14

K & R !!! WillyT Nov 2013 #15

"Where were you when they told us the world as we know it is over?" Not the impression I got, TBH... AverageJoe90 Nov 2013 #16

Summer of 1987. Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #17

After the 3rd "flood of the century" in two decades. Electric Monk Nov 2013 #18