What If Global Warming Emptied India?

scientificamerican.com ^ | June 9, 2016 | Gayathri Vaidyanathan

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In an armchair experiment where humans are thought of as no wiser than animals, scientists have found that climate change could empty some nations by 2100.

A warming of 2 degrees Celsius would cause 34 percent of the world’s population to migrate more than 300 miles, to places on the fringes of the tropics where the temperatures are milder. Dramatic population declines might occur in Mexico, Central America, Africa and India. The results were published today in Scientific Reports.

The scientists are cautious about the predictive power of their thought experiment, particularly as it relates to humans. People, unlike animals, can adapt to higher temperatures through technologies such as air conditioning. They also face barriers to long-distance migration, such as land borders, language barriers or even buying an air ticket. The scientists stressed that they are only exploring a hypothetical response to rising temperatures.

[PLMerite]

I have enough room to shelter a suitable refugee:

Yeah, like that would happen...

[GOPJ]

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