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Due_Panda9495 t1_j24biri wrote

Reply to comment by smartest_kobold in How do you convince someone who utilizes NH's cold weather recreational activities (ice fishing, snowmobiling, skiing, etc.) to become more concerned about the shifting climate? by rabblebowser

You are correct about the too late to stop. Even if we stopped all pollution right now, it would still get worse for 50-100 years. Things take time to pass. If you stopped eating junk food, it would take time for the effects of it to leave your body. The earth is the same way. As far as OP is concerned, skiing will be almost non existant within the next 100 years even with copious amounts of snowmaking. Enjoy it while you can.

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RisksRewardsRelics t1_j25wsg9 wrote

I mean, the human race is pretty much f*cked at this point.

The Earth will be fine, just give it a few thousand years after we're gone.

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RisksRewardsRelics t1_j2980vp wrote

Not sure why this is being downvoted.

The time to do something about climate change has come and gone...

We had the technology to start reducing our impact on the atmosphere 50+ years ago, but instead we chose to continue funneling money into the pockets of oil and coal executives. There was money to be made in new, cleaner energy methods, but they refused to adapt.

Even if we made a 180 in our behavior tomorrow, the consequences of our past would last for generations and humans would still be struggling to survive.

It's grim, but that doesn't make it false.

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