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Unlike climate change, this is a self correcting problem. We'll tap the last of the fresh water, and then no more sea level rise (from that source). Problem solved, once and for all.
Solutions that include mass die-off of human populations are generally considered incomplete
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Solutions that include mass die-off of human populations are generally considered incomplete
But they are effective in reducing emissions.
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Solutions that include mass die-off of human populations are generally considered incomplete
But they are effective in reducing emissions.
I think that's completely ignoring our consumption patterns. We're totally up to the challenge of burning twice the resources with only half the population.
I’m not sure this title is completely correct “The researchers identified the type of water loss on land, and for the first time, found that 68% came from groundwater alone — contributing more to sea level rise than glaciers and ice caps on land.” They are saying the leading loss of water loss is from ground water. The largest contributor to sea level rise I would guess is still thermosteric sea level rise due to the…
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But they are effective in reducing emissions.
I love the first world perspective. It pretends to be erudite while being completely inhuman. As if "emissions" are something you could ever get rid of. Any excuse to avoid making their own lives more efficient or the distribution of resources more fair.
Edit: Um okay, downvotes are quite telling.
Unlike climate change, this is a self correcting problem. We'll tap the last of the fresh water, and then no more sea level rise (from that source). Problem solved, once and for all.
And that most of the inconvience will be needing to deploy robots to keep the poor away.
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I think the change in lifestyle from using up all the groundwater would be pretty severe.
personally i'm just going to evolve
Unlike climate change, this is a self correcting problem. We'll tap the last of the fresh water, and then no more sea level rise (from that source). Problem solved, once and for all.
(It's a problem that saturates but not a problem that self-corrects, and the saturation point is undesirable in any case)
So they claim the majority of the water is ground water and also that it is due to climate change. But I thought I've seen other studies talking about how ground water is being depleted at a higher rate than it could be replaced, even using historical averages. This sounds more like a population/industrialization issue than a climate issue.
I think the distinction is between rainwater runoff vs aquifer depletion. They are related, and if we were collectively smarter we would do a better job of managing the runoff to help restore the aquifers.