pinkfootthegoose t1_j8dwvkl wrote on February 13, 2023 at 4:23 PM

Reply to comment by peregrinkm in Would an arcology be conceivably possible? by peregrinkm

new lands would not become as arable as you think. Though places would become warmer they would still receive less sunlight.

orangutanoz t1_j8hv2h2 wrote on February 14, 2023 at 12:48 PM

Close to 24 hrs of of sunlight per day gives the arctic circle a short but very intense growing season. I’d be more interested in seeing how much viable farmland there is when the permafrost thaws and how much glacier scarring there is.

DixenSyder t1_j8ea5nm wrote on February 13, 2023 at 5:55 PM

And agricultural regions closer to the equator probably won’t become largely unviable

AluminumAntHillTony t1_j8f81dm wrote on February 13, 2023 at 9:35 PM

This response I go back and forth about. I think that, depending on how these equatorial ecosystems change in response to the climate, it is possible for desertification to occur, hindering viability. Deforestation is definitely beginning to take it's toll and could potentially cause an ecosystem collapse, leading to said deserts forming.

But, I think we're still too much into the early stages to form a solid hypothesis one way or the other.

DixenSyder t1_j8f87n5 wrote on February 13, 2023 at 9:36 PM

There’s so much reforesting going on at the same time, too. Like you said, though, early stages. We’ll see what time reveals

doodoowithsprinkles t1_j8f7ryz wrote on February 13, 2023 at 9:34 PM

Source trust me bro, we can wait to start fixing things till after I have lived an unsustainable life.

SoylentRox t1_j8gji4k wrote on February 14, 2023 at 3:23 AM

Would the solution if it came to that be massive solar arrays along the now uninhabitable equator (maintained by remote controlled robotics or workers at night or in air conditioned suits) and vertical farms in cooler latitudes?