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virtualobserver

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31. the unattended nuclear plants......

Reply to earthside (Reply #10)

Thu Dec 10, 2015, 02:33 PM

Dec 2015

when I fully understood the implications of that.....it was a real eye opener.

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Humans will be extinct in 100 years says eminent scientist [View all] chalmers Dec 2015 OP

Is this the same guy that predicted every presidential election since 1975? Renew Deal Dec 2015 #1

The population will decline NobodyHere Dec 2015 #2

I am still waiting for the Orgasmatron. longship Dec 2015 #8

Don't forget to use the Orb first to get in the mood. geardaddy Dec 2015 #99

Hitachi Magic Wand. briv1016 Dec 2015 #100

i have enough sexual partners - don't need robots patsimp Dec 2015 #51

No way! Too short a period of time! Nt Logical Dec 2015 #3

Yeah sure. I'll be 146. Good grief I hope I don't last that long. yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #28

Not unless we nuke each other or use some sort of very effective bio weapon n2doc Dec 2015 #4

Not much of the Earth is habitable chalmers Dec 2015 #9

That is still a lot of land. n2doc Dec 2015 #11

1.77% is fresh water chalmers Dec 2015 #12

Fresh water lancer78 Dec 2015 #95

Sorry I have to ask .. ananda Dec 2015 #23

I just mean that we can turn land that is not presently considered farmland into farmable land n2doc Dec 2015 #24

Thanks. ananda Dec 2015 #83

Just finished watching Mad Max Fury Road dixiegrrrrl Dec 2015 #73

And that 8.76% is subject to its carrying capacity. nt ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2015 #42

Even nukes would not lead to (rapid) human extinction. Climate change and nukes will fuck us up and MillennialDem Dec 2015 #86

Yeah, he'll be extinct. But humans? He's making a flaky pronouncement. MADem Dec 2015 #5

So Professor Emo believes we're fucked whatever we do ? MowCowWhoHow III Dec 2015 #6

sounds like a plan to me! dlwickham Dec 2015 #76

The perfect blowhard prediction. If he's... meaculpa2011 Dec 2015 #7

Too optimistic. earthside Dec 2015 #10

a 5-6 degree temp change would 'kill most humans'? B2G Dec 2015 #15

based on the reaction GummyBearz Dec 2015 #25

... Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #44

The analogy ... earthside Dec 2015 #26

That analogy is ridiculous. nt B2G Dec 2015 #30

Oh ... earthside Dec 2015 #37

Why would I sit in a 103 degree sauna for a week? B2G Dec 2015 #39

That AC is not at a planetary level nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #45

But it negates planetary extinction. B2G Dec 2015 #47

Read up on the science nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #48

Some people are in denial Nadin. haikugal Dec 2015 #77

I know nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #80

humans -are not- apex sp, we're vagile generalist omnivores with many mutualisms and HereSince1628 Dec 2015 #90

And we are also going to be aware, well aware, of why it could be curtains nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #97

Acidification of the oceans could be a game ending scenario, it crashed the planet once before HereSince1628 Dec 2015 #107

That is in my mind the big one nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #111

Power lines may be. Power systems can not handle that load for a sustained LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #54

Google is your friend forsaken mortal Dec 2015 #85

Why do people use black backgrounds on their websites. Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2015 #50

I think it's coming from a study that was released a week ago. Dawgs Dec 2015 #33

I'm sure you'll discredit the premise with objective, peer-reviewed science, yes? LanternWaste Dec 2015 #38

Hot posting tip of the day. B2G Dec 2015 #40

It's extremely annoying. I have had to make myself look at who each poster is... ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2015 #43

+1 and it rather defeats the purpose of a subject line. hifiguy Dec 2015 #61

I've wanted to mention this before, because several posters do it. ladyVet Dec 2015 #112

You sure told him! Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2015 #58

You do realize, don't you, that the B2G has participated in the climate change discussion... ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2015 #64

Yes, I am aware and I'm also aware that the post was/is still irrelevant to the discussion. Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2015 #65

So, according to you, there shall be no sub-thread deviations from the original topic. Got it. But.. ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2015 #67

I made no such decree. Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2015 #70

Some anarchists are more authoritative than others. nt B2G Dec 2015 #72

Posting my opinion is now "authoritative?" Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2015 #81

Well I could have chosen 23K other threads, B2G Dec 2015 #68

Thank you. B2G Dec 2015 #66

Food production and potable water. A 10 degree difference (up or down) during spring affects crops. haele Dec 2015 #49

I've tried for a long time to understand why some are incapapble of putting the world, ladyVet Dec 2015 #113

Indirectly... Javaman Dec 2015 #75

the unattended nuclear plants...... virtualobserver Dec 2015 #31

There are people that ACTUALLY believe this tkmorris Dec 2015 #36

There are strong arguments for another mini-ice age, actually. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2015 #74

Last I checked, all of them thoroughly debunked. truebluegreen Dec 2015 #105

Its the Methnane Gas that will destroy ocean life... Rockyj Dec 2015 #96

The pros and cons of hitchhiking Jeroen Dec 2015 #13

Humans are not resourceful chalmers Dec 2015 #14

Is this a serious post? or sarcasm philosslayer Dec 2015 #18

of course it is serious chalmers Dec 2015 #21

Only because of religulous superstition and greed, respectively. hifiguy Dec 2015 #60

Thank you...well said! nt haikugal Dec 2015 #79

But that's not not being resourceful. Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2015 #62

We've been resourceful because of oil. earthside Dec 2015 #29

Ridiculous. There are still indigenous humans living in rain forests & arctic KittyWampus Dec 2015 #16

cliamte change will vastly change their environment chalmers Dec 2015 #17

Plus McWorld/McEconomy's cultural impacts on what traditional cultures remain . . . hatrack Dec 2015 #27

Except for rich people living in underground bunkers Matariki Dec 2015 #19

Rich people living in underground bunkers won't survive very long, even though they think they will. haele Dec 2015 #56

Right? You would think there would be one or two who liked cats. raouldukelives Dec 2015 #91

Or their own grandchildren for that matter. Matariki Dec 2015 #92

I'll take that bet. Throd Dec 2015 #20

Frank Fenner has been extinct since 2010. onenote Dec 2015 #22

More climate scientists ... earthside Dec 2015 #32

This won't affect the billionaires or high priests, right? moondust Dec 2015 #34

Can't believe there is even any doubt expressed about this. highprincipleswork Dec 2015 #35

The denial is astounding. earthside Dec 2015 #41

You Sure It's Denial ProfessorGAC Dec 2015 #69

The IPPC does not go that far nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #46

Probably not extinct HassleCat Dec 2015 #52

The Malthusian check, if not an absolute law of nature, hifiguy Dec 2015 #63

Seems extreme... extinct vs. population collapse... berni_mccoy Dec 2015 #53

And I thought I was negative. Octafish Dec 2015 #55

+1 haikugal Dec 2015 #82

Some of you seem almost excited about the prospect. Throd Dec 2015 #57

I think extinction is highly unlikely, hifiguy Dec 2015 #59

I agree. Humans are stupid but also clever Quixote1818 Dec 2015 #89

Maybe as a group we are clever truebluegreen Dec 2015 #106

I could see that, especially if there was an event like the eruption of Toba or something similar. smirkymonkey Dec 2015 #108

I had a plan for a novel that presented the human race with the same ladjf Dec 2015 #109

Full extinction does seem SheilaT Dec 2015 #71

That is sort of the Roddenberry Hypothesis/Projection. hifiguy Dec 2015 #84

Or we could be the first in the galaxy... someone has to be the first. Or they already have enough MillennialDem Dec 2015 #87

"The world will go to hell right after I'm through comfortably living out my natural life span". jmondine Dec 2015 #78

Another aging scientist goes off the rails. HuckleB Dec 2015 #88

Of all the traits in human species..... nolabels Dec 2015 #93

The planet will probably breathe a sigh of relief malaise Dec 2015 #94

Humans are very resilient and plentiful. briv1016 Dec 2015 #98

Probably deathrind Dec 2015 #101

The scary thought is exponential population growth: Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2015 #102

A story from 2010?? Blue_Tires Dec 2015 #103

Here we go again. Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #104

I will wave you a fond farewell. nt Xipe Totec Dec 2015 #110

Well, he certainly will be Fla_Democrat Dec 2015 #114

Well, he hasn't lived on a river shore in the middle of the Amazon L. Coyote Dec 2015 #115