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I think it's more realistic to move out of areas that will be uninhabitable (edited typo) than fight nature, but that's me. Move north, escape the heat, don't buy property in coast lines or future deserts and emigrate now so your family doesn't have to deal with useless real estate or become climate refugees. Moving now is way easier than in a couple generations.

Most people are worried about "the end of the world" when they should be worried about way more practical things which are much more likely.

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Europe is still reeling from the displacement of about 14M Syrian refugees. What do you think that will happen if any significant percentage of one billion people will try to find a better life by "moving North"? Do you think China and Russia are better equipped to accept those numbers?

If Russia collapses, that’s a lot of freed up land for climate refugees (depending on level of functioning government remains).

https://grist.org/article/forget-colonizing-mars-we-can-all-...

Mirnoye vostochny, Comrade!

Until the zillions of mosquitos ignite in one big dust explosion(by lightning, or whatever), and thereby produce a new Tunguska event.

Or 'Life finds a way.' (c.f. Jurassic Park) and some old pestilence thaws up and multiplies.

The displacement of a billion Indians brings with it its own set of problems.

Maybe we shouldn't have allowed 1 billion of them to accumulate in the first place in such an inhospitable area.

This is yet again a direct consequence of technology advances and government meddling that has created a down-the-line humanitarian crisis by propping up unsustainable behavior.

We will sadly have either a billion dead bodies, or the rest of the world incurring the cost to house an extra billion.

> Maybe we shouldn't have allowed 1 billion of them to accumulate in the first place in such an inhospitable area.

Was the British Empire was too lenient to their subjects?

I honestly don't get why you have to take such an extreme interpretation of my comment. Since it may not be so obvious, my main criticism was of government in general.

the north indian plans are among the most fertile soils in the world. Same with the Yangtze river delta in China. India has the advantage of being closer to the equator hence winters are milder. So mild that many parts of india have not one or two but three growing seasons.

India's population being what it is, is not surprising.

> inhabitable

Minor typo: but uninhabitable. Relevant simpsons clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8mD2hsxrhQ

It’s not “nature”. It’s “man”. Man can be fought.

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