Presumably it would affect more people than back in the 1930s, Moose. And it
would be a much more complicated picture: witness the circular graph used in
the original paper, found by Philippe.
Chris
C M I Barker | Gamlingay
On 4 Oct 2018, at 15:01, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/24/americas-era-of-climate-mass-migration-is-here?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
>
> "This enormous migration will probably take place over a longer period than
> the Dustbowl . . ."
>
> I wonder if there is any meaningful basis for this idea, or might it simply
> be wishful thinking. A great many processes in nature reach a tipping point
> where they switch from gradual to rapid. A point could occur where all the
> ice suddenly slips into the seas in a matter of days or weeks.
>
> This would, of course, be catastrophic, so no one wants to imagine it. It's
> far, far beyond anything our mental and political processes are capable of
> dealing with in advance in any useful way. Doesn't mean it won't happen for
> sure.
>
> Moose on High Ground
>
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