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jingleghost t1_ivy97ws wrote

Reply to comment by Alive-Activity9932 in What will be future like next 5 years, 10 or 15 years. by nowaysingh

A lot of poorer countries have populations where upwards of 50% still work the land and live subsistence lifestyles. Alter the climate and crops fail and guess what, those people are going to want to move en masse.

Meanwhile richer countries who already import a lot of calories just end up paying a bit more (which we currently are doing)

This starts a feedback loop as those middling countries now want to export more as the price is high thus damaging domestic food supply.

It’s not climate change as a conscience entity looking at places on a map deciding who to pick on!

What do think happens when the global temperature increases 2 degrees? Does everyone just turn their a/c up a notch?

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Alive-Activity9932 t1_ivy9z0f wrote

> What do think happens when the global temperature increases 2 degrees? Does everyone just turn their a/c up a notch?

Lol! Honestly I just wanted to know your reasoning since I actually live in a 3rd world country where agriculture is the backbone of economy. Thanks

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jingleghost t1_ivyaa44 wrote

Interesting.

Can you describe any effects you’ve noticed so far? What are food prices like?

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Alive-Activity9932 t1_ivybmz8 wrote

Staple food crops have almost tripled in price since last year and more farmers are actually exporting their crops for better markets which makes the prices surge even more locally. On top of all that we're experiencing like a semi-drought from irregular rain patterns and such. Oh and I almost forgot some water sources have almost completely dried including ones used for HEP so pretty much the whole nation is experiencing daily power outages, with prior warning of course. I live in Tanzania in case you're wondering.

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jingleghost t1_ivyc0ts wrote

I’m sorry to hear that. I can’t imagine how difficult life must feel, I just hope you and family stay well in the coming years

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Alive-Activity9932 t1_ivycyz7 wrote

Thanks internet stranger it probably sounds worse to you than it actually is. The thing about us 3rd worlders is we tend to be resilient, so atm it is still bearable. gif

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jingleghost t1_ivydp2t wrote

I’ve read a lot of opinions on societal collapse and generally, if things turn bad globally then it’s the people from poorer countries who will stand it better. More skilled and experienced to look after themselves and ensure their basics are met.

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