Scientist: Warming Could Cut Population to 1 Billion

New York Times by James Kanter | Mar. 13, 2009 (Opinion)

Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, the director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany, said that if the buildup of greenhouse gases and its consequences pushed global temperatures 9 degrees Fahrenheit higher than today — well below the upper temperature range that scientists project could occur from global warming — Earth’s population would be devastated. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, Politics, Sci/Tech
Topics: Environment, Global Warming, Science, Population, Climate Change
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Mar 15, 2009 - 4:47 PM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Mar 15, 2009 - 4:47 PM PDT
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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 15, 2009

The population aspects of climate breakdown are seldom presented or talked about. Schellnhuber being quoted runs against that code of silence. The supporting analysis is not in the immediate article; I did not follow the several links.

Voluntary population reduction is better than the alternatives.

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