• Monument@lemmy.sdf.org
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      2 months ago

      I honestly can’t recall if it was some sort of geopolitical analysis in the comments or actual news anymore, but years ago I read that climate change and the collapse of the North Atlantic Current would eventually open up vast areas of Siberia to mining/drilling, improve farming conditions in Russia, harm farming, solar, and wind in Western Europe, while dropping the temps in Western Europe. It would also raise temps in the eastern/southern U.S. and make hurricanes more dangerous and economically damaging along the entire Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
      What I read concluded that climate change would be a major boon to Russia and any sensible leader there would want to facilitate it.

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        2 months ago

        True. Unfortunately, there will be no way to hit the brakes on climate change once it has progressed to the point of a green Siberia.