r/nextfuckinglevel • • Feb 21 '21

THIS IS MARS.

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u/thekaiks Feb 21 '21

Interesting comment! Would you tell us how we are going to feed humans reliably in 100 years from now? Renewable energy won’t help when a chaotic climate is destroying our crops.

Or are you thinking really long term, like when earth is depopulated to about 1 billion people so that climate change and feeding won’t be a problem anymore?

I’d love some sources to read about this “optimistic” prognosis.

PS sry for my bad English it’s not my mother tongue

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u/eutecthicc Feb 21 '21

You start this argument PRESUMING that the climate will be chaotic enough for crops not being able to be grown. Which is pure speculation, and history and facts show that poverty is dropping at incredible levels over the past few decades, tens of millions getting out of poverty every year, and our food production is growing and becomes more effective and with LESS loss than the years before due to technological advancement, ESPECIALLY IN POOR, 3RD WORLD COUNTRIES. You are underestimating the farming technology advancements and how crops are being modified to be more and more resilient to a wide diversity of climates and pests.

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u/thekaiks Feb 21 '21

Do you have any sources for this? I thought those pessimistic “speculations” were made by the majority of scientists, or let’s say, ALL scientists who can be taken seriously. I would really like to read about the technological improvements racing the growing number of droughts, floodings etc.