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Doctor_Fritz t1_is4l279 wrote

Reply to comment by writerightnow18 in Methane Emissions From Oil and Gas Wells Are Much Higher Than Thought, Study Shows by raulbloodwurth

This has been the underlying headline for years. I believ I'll see the desastrous effects of this before I die, and not the year 2100 like many climate scientists claimed in the 90's

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Tearakan t1_is6kdfy wrote

Yep. The mega storms we are seeing more frequently now are a direct result of climate change.

It'll probably end up causing large scale famines in 5 years.

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LakeSun t1_is76197 wrote

Global Drought = Global Famine.

US drought is even at the Mississippi river, and it's affecting wheat/corn/food transportation, and prices, Today!

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SvedishFish t1_is7qmod wrote

We are already seeing large scale droughts. So far our farming and irrigation technology has been able to keep pace but we are really pushing into hard limits here. Business interests are unwilling to make even minor cuts, accelerating is to the point where disaster is inevitable.

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Splenda t1_isoepcu wrote

5 years? No. 30-60 years is more likely. This is far faster than former IPCC forecasts.

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Tearakan t1_isonnt5 wrote

We had serious harvest and planting issues across the globe this year......

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Splenda t1_isoqg6e wrote

And those will continue. However, there is no evidence that "large scale famine" is in the cards within 5 years. Saying there is merely discredits science.

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Tearakan t1_isp97w1 wrote

If we have these disruptions every year that will pile up. It will cause mass famine when most of the world's bread basket regions can't produce food at the scale they normally do.

It is already causing food issues in poorer nations this year.

And we've seen a ton of new issues pop up that almost always have the "faster than expected" line in them.

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Splenda t1_isp9jin wrote

Yes, but what evidence is there that this will lead to mass famine in five years?

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