Global crop yields to take significant hit due to multiple concurrent climate-related events

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

 

To get a sense of the situation in the US Midwest corn belt:

 

 

 

[marioandsonic]

We're fucked, aren't we?

[Zaku3]

4 minutes ago, marioandsonic said:

We're fucked, aren't we?

Yup.

[Amazatron]

Wasn’t corn the only remaining crop in Interstellar?

[Joe]

Maybe US farmers will have to plant things instead of corn and soy?

[CitizenVectron]

5 minutes ago, marioandsonic said:

We're fucked, aren't we?

 

Global warming is going to also do a few extra things: Decrease Oxygen (as phytoplankton in the oceans die) and increase CO2. Combined, this will eventually make it so that humans cannot function properly as higher thought depends on CO2 being below a certain point, and Oxygen above a certain point. 

[CitizenVectron]

Just now, Jose said:

Maybe US farmers will have to plant things instead of corn and soy?

 

Freedom Kernels will never be replaced!

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

15 minutes ago, Jose said:

Maybe US farmers will have to plant things instead of corn and soy?

Lol

 

The West will be "ok" with the resulting higher food prices. The global south though...yikes.

[marioandsonic]

30 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said:

 

Global warming is going to also do a few extra things: Decrease Oxygen (as phytoplankton in the oceans die) and increase CO2. Combined, this will eventually make it so that humans cannot function properly as higher thought depends on CO2 being below a certain point, and Oxygen above a certain point. 

So we're going to become dumber as global warming gets worse?

 

...this explains way too much.

[Zaku3]

36 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said:

 

Global warming is going to also do a few extra things: Decrease Oxygen (as phytoplankton in the oceans die) and increase CO2. Combined, this will eventually make it so that humans cannot function properly as higher thought depends on CO2 being below a certain point, and Oxygen above a certain point. 

 

The grim darkest timeline.

[marioandsonic]

4 minutes ago, Zaku3 said:

 

The grim darkest timeline.

How long do we have until that happens?

[Mr.Vic20]

Not enough food, too many people! The path to cannibalism has never been clearer! 

[69los]

1 hour ago, CitizenVectron said:

 

Global warming is going to also do a few extra things: Decrease Oxygen (as phytoplankton in the oceans die) and increase CO2. Combined, this will eventually make it so that humans cannot function properly as higher thought depends on CO2 being below a certain point, and Oxygen above a certain point. 

 

Time to invest in Brawndo

[elbobo]

3 hours ago, CitizenVectron said:

 

Global warming is going to also do a few extra things: Decrease Oxygen (as phytoplankton in the oceans die) and increase CO2. Combined, this will eventually make it so that humans cannot function properly as higher thought depends on CO2 being below a certain point, and Oxygen above a certain point. 

 

carbon dioxide is only .04% of the air while oxygen is 20.95%, I don't think this will really be an issue before we melt and all the other issues stemming from greenhouse gas emissions take hold.

[CitizenVectron]

1 hour ago, elbobo said:

 

carbon dioxide is only .04% of the air while oxygen is 20.95%, I don't think this will really be an issue before we melt and all the other issues stemming from greenhouse gas emissions take hold.

 

The issue though is that CO2 only has to double for it to basically kill us all off. Humans can only take a certain PPM of CO2.

[Remarkableriots]

On 5/30/2019 at 9:59 AM, Mr.Vic20 said:

Not enough food, too many people! The path to cannibalism has never been clearer! 

Vegans the other other white meat!

[marioandsonic]

On 5/30/2019 at 12:59 PM, Mr.Vic20 said:

Not enough food, too many people! The path to cannibalism has never been clearer! 

 

[TheGreatGamble]

It’s bad. People don’t get it. It also greatly reduces the production of beef, pork, and chicken. And it’ll happen quick.

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

45 minutes ago, TheGreatGamble said:

It’s bad. People don’t get it. It also greatly reduces the production of beef, pork, and chicken. And it’ll happen quick.

In addition to meat production, it will impact dairy production and fuel costs (ethanol).  This could result in some significant inflationary pressure in the broader economy.

 

 

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

 

[Jason]

43 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said:

 

 

On 5/30/2019 at 9:04 AM, Amazatron said:

Wasn’t corn the only remaining crop in Interstellar?

 

[SilentWorld]

Up here in Canada I’m praying for rain before my crops burn up. And I seeded my canola too shallow so it’s not even gonna come up unless we get a good rain. 

[CitizenVectron]

Yeah the US is too wet, and Canada is too dry.

 

But hey, let's roll back and prevent carbon taxes and anti-warming efforts!

[Remarkableriots]

11 hours ago, CitizenVectron said:

Yeah the US is too wet, and Canada is too dry.

 

But hey, let's roll back and prevent carbon taxes and anti-warming efforts!

I love drinking Canada Dry!

[chakoo]

17 hours ago, CitizenVectron said:

Yeah the US is too wet, and Canada is too dry.

 

But hey, let's roll back and prevent carbon taxes and anti-warming efforts!

It's amazing how part of the province on fire is an inconvenience for a party to announce their repeal of the province's carbon tax. You would think people would take a hint but nah... =|

[CitizenVectron]

Temperatures reached 51C (124F) in India today.

 

 

Correct link: https://phys.org/news/2019-06-india-heatwave-temperatures-celsius.html

 

 

 

[chakoo]

10 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said:

Temperatures reached 51C (124F) in India today.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/20/india-records-its-hottest-day-ever-as-temperature-hits-51c-thats-1238f

 

 

That article is 3 years old. 

[Spawn_of_Apathy]

On 5/30/2019 at 11:59 AM, Mr.Vic20 said:

Not enough food, too many people! The path to cannibalism has never been clearer! 

Were we not supposed to start already? 

[Snaynay1]

maybe this can help be the end of High Fructose Corn Syrup.

[Mr.Vic20]

1 hour ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said:

Were we not supposed to start already? 

Everyone contributes at their own pace! 

[CitizenVectron]

2 hours ago, chakoo said:

That article is 3 years old. 

 

Oops, grabbed wrong link:

 

https://phys.org/news/2019-06-india-heatwave-temperatures-celsius.html

[SilentWorld]

I wonder at what temperature is the human body unable to cope? 50 Celsius seems pretty hot. 

[CitizenVectron]

44 minutes ago, SilentWorld said:

I wonder at what temperature is the human body unable to cope? 50 Celsius seems pretty hot. 

 

With humidity, people start dying even at 30C for prolonged periods. Obviously the weaker you are (older, younger), the higher-risk you are. Heat waves still kill tens of thousands per year. We only really hear about it when it happens in Europe though, as they tend to have less AC than North America (and we don't hear a lot about the rest of the world unless it's extreme).

[CayceG]

This is all very depressing. Soon, things will be very difficult both financially and in terms of just surviving heat and food shortages. People will likely need to plant more gardens--if they can actually yield crops--and raise their own things like chickens. 

 

And dandies like me will perish at the thought of hard labor. 

[Commissar SFLUFAN]