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"I expect a semi-dystopian future with substantial pain and suffering for the people of the Global South," one expert said.

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[-] Shelbyeileen@lemmy.world 40 points 1 month ago

I have a postmortem science degree, but hobby in studying paleontology/pre-history. It took a rise of only 10°C and excess pollution to wipe out over 83% of all life on the planet between the Permian and Triassic eras. Entire chains of life just wiped out. Carbon dating, sediment layer study, fossil records, they all show how screwed me are if we keep this up. The earth will survive, it always does, but it took 30 million years before life recovered.

Humans need to learn from the past, see the consequences of what most would think is a small change, but the ones in power don't seem to give a shit.

[-] AfroMustache@lemmynsfw.com 17 points 1 month ago

If you don't mind me asking what does postmortem mean in this context? I have this funny image in my head of a skeleton studying for a degree lmao

[-] Shelbyeileen@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Mortuary science, pathology, autopsies, etc. I was going for a masters in Anatomic Pathology before I became disabled. I just research all things dead. I was always the weird little girl that liked studying mummies and fossils, so it seemed the logical step when I was choosing a career

[-] AfroMustache@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 month ago

Thank you for the explanation!

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