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Higher CO2, longer growing seasons and hotter temperatures are good for crops. "Climate change" will tend to increase rainfall as well. There are technical solutions for the other issues. An air conditioner is a $200 one time purchase, we subsidize much more expensive things. Elderly people tend to stay inside. I think you can relax.


> "Climate change" will tend to increase rainfall as well

Yes, through flash-floods and mega-droughts. A bit hard to grow crops when you get your annual rainfall in one go during hurricane week.


Alarmist nonsense. The idea that we just happen to live in the ideal climate for everything and any deviation would be catastrophic is ridiculous. Life has survived on this planet for 4 billion years through much more drastic changes. With the advantage of technology we are way ahead of any foreseeable climate change issue. Humans live in areas of the world we would have no ability to live in if we didn't have technology on our side. The whole reaction to climate change is a melodramatic overreaction driven by partisan politics and group think.




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