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When human beings come to their senses and stop causing climate change, what unchanging climate will we have and hopefully enjoy?

Asked by josie (30934points) September 13th, 2015
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Before I get on the Climate Change bandwagon, I would like to know what I am getting for my trouble.
How hot will summer hot be? How cold will winter cold be?
Will there still be hurricanes? If so, (about) how many?
Will there still be Nor’easters in the Northeast?
Will San Diego still be beautiful?
Will coastal cities, instead of being flooded and vanishing, become inland cities, with a brand new coastal vista?
Will there still be exciting night life in South Beach?
Will there still be walleye in Lake Erie?

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talljasperman's avatar

It would have to be at a tipping point before everyone joins in.

dappled_leaves's avatar

Oh @josie, life must be dull this week for you to be trolling this hard.

stanleybmanly's avatar

The big problem is that if we were to cease immediately all loading of the environment with pollutants to the impossible tune of 100%, global temperatures would continue to climb for decades. By the time the misery on the planet forces drastic remedies on us, places like tropical Africa, Asia and South America will be well on their way to being uninhabitable. It’s the equivalent of trying to bring a steaming aircraft carrier to a dead stop. We’re already past saving the tropical regions from all but certain doom regarding human habitation. I don’t envy those who will be around to live through what’s coming. If you think we have population disruptions now, just wait 20 years. I think there’s a good chance that crops can be designed to thrive in temperatures that no human being can tolerate for sustained periods. But farming at night is going to be routine.

elbanditoroso's avatar

We’ll all be dead. Climate change is too far gone for any significant change to happen in our lifetimes.

If all climate change exacerbation ceased (which isn’t going to happen, of course)., perhaps – if we’re lucky, in about 200 years the earth climate would one again reach an equilibrium state, like we had in 1840 or so.

On the other hand, that would erase most of technology, electricity, trains, cars, and transport as we know it.

But not to worry. The world is not going to wake up tomorrow and do anything about climate change.

msh's avatar

Or someone will set off the bomb and the whole world will react. Can you say ‘Nuclear Winter’?
“Say Goodnight Gracie…”

jca's avatar

There was an article in the NY Times about two years ago, about climate change and some study that was done by MIT. Will link it later. If I am not mistaken, planet will not be habitable in one hundred years. If someone else wants to search and link, please feel free .as it’s going to be a few hours until I am able to research.

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rojo's avatar

You are probably wondering, as I do, what is going to happen to my little corner of the world. Hard to say, hard to find information This site might give some small amount of information on a region by region basis.
Looks like I can look forward to hotter seasonal temperatures (Hotter summers, warmer winters, more higher heat days, increased drought meaning less precipitation, decrease in soil moisture and water availability, and with the emphasis on bringing more people into the state so that we can call it progress, probably water shortages. Greater population growth in urban regions, reduced populations in rural areas which will lead to less services such as healthcare being available in these rural areas.
I might want to consider relocation.

dappled_leaves's avatar

PS – I really enjoy that climate change deniers will easily accept evidence that the climate does change over geological time scales, but refuse to accept evidence gathered in the same way which shows that the current climate change we are experiencing is anthropogenic. That’s some pretty hilarious shit.

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