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India heatwave temperatures pass 50 Celsius

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Re: India heatwave temperatures pass 50 Celsius

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Post by jjuhl »

dependsontheq wrote: post #28
jjuhl wrote: post #26

If this happens frequently enough in sufficiently populated areas, then the resulting population die-off will eventually reduce the energy need and resulting carbon outlet and things may stabilize. Sucks for the people involved. But globally speaking, it may not be so bad.

Would you write the same thing about Houston or Paris? If not it’s just racist.

Why not? I just said "sufficient populated areas". That does not mean only India. Nothing racist about it. I mean, globally speaking, wiping out New York City and all the people in it would also provide a benefit.

Re: India heatwave temperatures pass 50 Celsius

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Post by Lambdanaut »

jjuhl wrote: post #26

If this happens frequently enough in sufficiently populated areas, then the resulting population die-off will eventually reduce the energy need and resulting carbon outlet and things may stabilize. Sucks for the people involved. But globally speaking, it may not be so bad.

Actually it will cause the greatest immigration of people we have ever seen.

Putting the current immigration fiasco to shame.

Re: India heatwave temperatures pass 50 Celsius

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Post by Freak_NL »

drocer88 wrote: post #21
ChrisGranger wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The downvotes are likely a result of the single-word reply, with no supporting source for the claim, not for the claim itself.

But the single word "no" reply got voted up.

Or just didn't get voted upon at all.

Re: India heatwave temperatures pass 50 Celsius

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Post by helloguillecl »

jjuhl wrote: post #26

If this happens frequently enough in sufficiently populated areas, then the resulting population die-off will eventually reduce the energy need and resulting carbon outlet and things may stabilize. Sucks for the people involved. But globally speaking, it may not be so bad.

Quite unfair comment if you consider that probably those affected are the ones emitting far less CO2 per capita, so it would be a non-existent feedback loop.

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Post by CydeWeys »

jjuhl wrote: post #26

If this happens frequently enough in sufficiently populated areas, then the resulting population die-off will eventually reduce the energy need and resulting carbon outlet and things may stabilize. Sucks for the people involved. But globally speaking, it may not be so bad.

People are mobile. What would actually happen would be the biggest refugee crisis the world has ever seen.

Imagine tens of millions of climate refugees at the border of many different countries, and the choice is to let them in and take care of them or let them die right there. It's not a good situation to be in.

Realistically speaking, with that many people, good luck keeping them out.

Re: India heatwave temperatures pass 50 Celsius

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Post by rishav_sharan »

beckler wrote: post #12
factorialboy wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Go ahead and down vote. It remains a fact that Rajasthan crosses 50 degrees celsius every summer.

Technically summer doesn't start until June 21.

Where? In most of India summer starts after Holi. So late March

Re: India heatwave temperatures pass 50 Celsius

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Post by noir_lord »

Tepix wrote: post #18
fiblye wrote: post #16

In dry climates with such hot temperatures, staying hydrated and sweating will keep you cool (or rather, keep you cool enough to not die). What happens when temperatures like these are reached in high humidity zones where sweat just sticks? Will we simply have entire communities that lack air conditioning dying off?

They will turn into refugees. That's part of why we expect hundreds of millions of climate refugees in the coming decades.

Yep I think mass migration is inevitable.

Given the absolute mess migration was out of Syria into Europe (and that was comparatively minor) I think it's going to be unpleasant.

Once it starts it'll snowball as well instead of an orderly evacuation it'll be pell-mell.

Sometimes think it would be nice to have a single rational world government so that we could deal with these things on a species level.

Of course if we had a single rational world government for any length of time we wouldn't be in this mess.

Re: India heatwave temperatures pass 50 Celsius

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Post by puranjay »

marvel_boy wrote: post #2

It is normal?

Last year, May was very benevolent with cool weather. June was absolutely brutal with temperatures close to 40C even at 8pm in the evening. All in Delhi.

This year, May has been brutal already and I dread to think what June has in store. This is coming after a very long and very cold winter.

Re: India heatwave temperatures pass 50 Celsius

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Post by lotsofpulp »

dependsontheq wrote: post #28
jjuhl wrote: post #26

If this happens frequently enough in sufficiently populated areas, then the resulting population die-off will eventually reduce the energy need and resulting carbon outlet and things may stabilize. Sucks for the people involved. But globally speaking, it may not be so bad.

Would you write the same thing about Houston or Paris? If not it’s just racist.

This is how all organisms’ population dynamics work. They expand until they meet their boundary conditions.
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