[surge]

Even climate scientists don't argue it'll be extinction level, it'll just be really bad for some regions, great if you live in Siberia and suddenly Canada and Russia have shipping lanes in the arctic and are growing tomatoes. Calm down.

[tshaddox]

The Great Filter doesn't refer only to extinctions. Anything that makes it highly improbably for a civilization to advance from our current level of technology to significant space colonization would be a Great Filter.

[rybosome]

There are scientists who think we could be in for an extinction level event solely from climate change.

We could enter one due to environmental pressure from the death of a key part of the biosphere, not even related to climate change.

And finally, food scarcity in a world of climate change increases the likelihood of conflict, including nuclear conflict.

Sadly, it is reasonable to be concerned about this possibility.

[BeefWellington]

Climate change itself perhaps not. I'd argue there's quite a bit of precedence to believe that the way humans will react to these changes could lead us down that path.

[xorcist]

"Even" climate scienstists? There's no need to draw up conflict where there is none.

Climate scientists study climate. Should you want to know about climate, you can do much worse than to ask one.

There are no sides to pick here.

[asdff]

It won't be extinction level, no, but there will be famines and migrations and collapse of governments and violence. That much is guaranteed.

[midasuni]

And in 1000 years what will the situation be?

[asdff]

The same as its always been. A handful of people on top of some arbitrary social hierarchy in charge of the lions share of available resources. I believe this type of social organization is in our innate behavior like how insects form colonies and fish school.

[lamontcg]

Okay so only 90% of the human race dies due to drought, famine and nuclear war. I'm so totes calm. Serene.