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		EricE on May 4, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: First genetically modified mosquitoes released in ... Is this where I insert the many 1970's magazine covers breathlessly declaring the coming of the next ice age as well as peak oil dooming us all? People acting like climate change is some ending event always seem to utterly discount human ingenuity to overcome problems throughout history. The real issue with effective problem solving is make sure you are solving the right problems.

acdha on May 5, 2021 | [–]

The new ice age was a minority claim which never came close to scientific consensus:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2016/06/that-70s-myth-did-cl...

swader999 on May 5, 2021 | [–]

It was likely an ending event on Venus. But I agree, this isn't certain for earth. There could well be new opportunities for many regions on earth.

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