alt Hacker NewsJust as a thought experiment, what would be worse for humanity. Global warming or global cooling by the same amount of degrees C?
I'm in western Europe and really hope the AMOC will not collapse.
Just as a thought experiment, what would be worse for humanity. Global warming or global cooling by the same amount of degrees C?
I'm in western Europe and really hope the AMOC will not collapse.
Global cooling could be worse. But the danger from either comes from the speed with which it happens, and inflexible sociopolitical structures, more than the absolute difference in temperature. Rapid change doesn't permit gradual adaptation like relocation to more habitable areas. The danger from the current global warming trend comes from it's incredible rapidity compared to historical trends.
Given time, humans and other animals will move toward the poles or toward the equator to find habitable zones. Put that on a rush schedule and everyone suffers.