Yeahhhhh. I have seen almost no one even try to reckon with what a wet bulb event means for wildlife. We can protect at least some people, but vast regions are going to end up completely depopulated of animal life very abruptly. Shit's real, real, real grim.
I do think the comment, while correct, is going far beyond the scope of the article. All the stuff they're talking about is already locked in, there's no stopping it now. The author is discussing one means by which some people can be saved, and the moral ramifications of the poorest people in the world being the ones who will most desperately need cold air.
Yeahhhhh. I have seen almost no one even try to reckon with what a wet bulb event means for wildlife. We can protect at least some people, but vast regions are going to end up completely depopulated of animal life very abruptly. Shit's real, real, real grim.
I do think the comment, while correct, is going far beyond the scope of the article. All the stuff they're talking about is already locked in, there's no stopping it now. The author is discussing one means by which some people can be saved, and the moral ramifications of the poorest people in the world being the ones who will most desperately need cold air.