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Wu-kandaForever t1_j8pxj03 wrote

Reply to comment by Harmonic_Flatulence in Warm water melts weak spots on Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier', say scientists by cynicalaa22

Displacement of hundreds of millions of people will spark war on a global scale.

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Harmonic_Flatulence t1_j8q03pb wrote

I will be very, very bad, indeed. Displaced and hungry poor people; refugees moving upland and seeking out wealthy countries. Millions of desperate people seeking refuge all around the world.

However, what would the source of this fighting be? Poor refugees dont have a lot of weapons, and we've seen many people in power willing to sacrifice the poor masses...

Climate change is very, very bad for the poor nations of the world, but the wealthy perpetrators of climate change will use their power and wealth to insulate themselves from the effects they created...

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Wu-kandaForever t1_j8q3lsf wrote

For some reason you don’t think there is coastline in wealthy countries? What are you talking about? Not to mention every catastrophic effect a rising sea level has on every nation that has the ability to wage war.

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Harmonic_Flatulence t1_j8qemmh wrote

Oh, there is plenty of coastline in wealthy countries. But as I said, the poor will unfortunately be the refugees. The wealthy countries will likely be able to absorb their refugees, while the poor countries suffer...

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