smh said:
Nobody cares, apparently, but Global Warming continues doing it's best to sink all boats
# thank oski many of us old forts will die a natural death, in bed at home, rather than much worse fates
# but have a nice day y'all
Remember when you were young, there were recurring famines where hundreds of millions of people starved?
"The 1970s experienced severe global food shortages and major regional famines driven by a combination of extreme weather, strong El Niño climate patterns, and high international grain prices. [
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Major Famines and Crises of the 1970s
- Sahel Drought and Famine (19721974): Severe droughts struck the Sahel region of northern Africa, killing over 100,000 people and displacing millions of pastoralists.
- Ethiopian (Wollo) Famine (19731974): A catastrophic drought in the Wollo region of Ethiopia resulted in up to 200,000 deaths, compounded by the imperial government's attempt to cover up the crisis, which helped trigger the fall of Emperor Haile Selassie. [1]
- Bangladesh Famine (1974): Triggered by severe flooding, disrupted post-war economic conditions, and skyrocketing global food prices, this crisis caused an estimated 300,000 to 500,000 deaths. [1]"
In 1970, the world population was only 3.7 billion, vs 8.3 today, yet there hasn't been recorded famines recently due to extreme weather events.
In 1970, CO2 levels were 325 parts per million, vs 427ppm today. The increase in CO2 concentration is the main reason there hasn't been major global famines due to crop failures, because CO2 is a very powerful air fertilizer, especially in arid areas like the African Sahel or Ethiopia, areas that were historically most prone to famines and crop failures (droughts).
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Satellite data analyzed by the NASA Scientific Visualization Studio shows that Earth's green leaf area has increased by an amount equal to two times the continental United States over recent decades. [1]
What the Data Shows
- Satellite tracking: Instruments on satellites from space agencies measure plant leaves across the globe.
- Massive scale: The new green growth covers an area twice the size of the mainland United States.
- Time frame: Researchers have tracked this steady global greening trend since the early 1980s. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Why It Is Happening
- Carbon dioxide fertilization: Higher levels of carbon dioxide in the air help plants make more leaves through photosynthesis.
- Human tree planting: Large nations like China run huge programs to plant trees and expand forests.
- Farming growth: Intensive agriculture and multiple crop harvests per year add to the green leaf count. [1]
- Cooling effect: Extra plants help pull carbon from the air and slightly cool global surface temperatures.
Virtually no one is going to die from global warming, in fact hundreds of millions of people in the third world have not starved to death due to higher CO2 concentrations. But we may well all die from a nuclear holocaust.
