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13 votes
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Blind people tell us how they experience sexual attraction
8 votes -
Payback: Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge and his crew tortured false confessions out of hundreds of black men. Decades later, the survivors fought for reparations.
9 votes -
Are/were you addicted to anything?
Are you or were you ever addicted to alcohol, drugs, food, etc? If you are, how do you manage? Do you want to quit? If you quit, how? What/who helped you? What were your realisations?
29 votes -
Has Australia finally been won over by Halloween?
9 votes -
How the daughter of an African revolutionary learned about racism in a Canadian playground
9 votes -
How old is too old for trick-or-treating?
18 votes -
Living beneath the ground in an Australian desert
10 votes -
How to remember anything forever-ish
12 votes -
Why parenting is both the toughest and most rewarding gig
7 votes -
Alienation is the most powerful online brand
10 votes -
Mum's voice makes better smoke alarm for children
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Why Ontario police have charged a fortune teller under an antiquated 'witchcraft' law
8 votes -
Winners take all: The elite charade of changing the world
7 votes -
A novel way to prevent email overload
11 votes -
China's hidden camps. What's happened to the vanished Uighurs of Xinjiang?
9 votes -
Former CIA chief explains how spies use disguises
9 votes -
The FBI of the National Park Service
7 votes -
Can't find an affordable home? Try living in a pod
14 votes -
Baby box safety doubts raised by experts
5 votes -
Indonesian policewomen measured through 'purity and beauty', subjected to virginity testing
13 votes -
The bad behavior of the richest: what I learned from wealth managers
16 votes -
Your Real Biological Clock is You’re Going to Die
9 votes -
The people who moved to Chernobyl
8 votes -
Why aren't most women represented in the last names of their children?
14 votes -
The isolation of being deaf in prison
9 votes -
"He was to Seattle what Carnegie was to Pittsburgh" - the mark Paul Allen's philanthropy left on Seattle
6 votes -
The new American dream home is one you never have to leave
9 votes -
As Trump Demonizes Immigrants, These US Farmers Aren't Having it
10 votes -
'We need to know the sex. If it’s a girl we are going to terminate it'
25 votes -
Scientists chase mystery of how dogs process words
6 votes -
Here’s what happened when I quit drinking a year ago
15 votes -
Cops with military experience up to three times more likely to shoot than non-veterans, according to new study of Dallas Police Department
8 votes -
When a DNA test reveals your daughter is not your biological child
11 votes -
North Korea: Diplomatic life inside Pyongyang can be 'superficial, difficult, and controlled'
7 votes -
Unprotected: "An acclaimed American charity said it was saving some of the world’s most vulnerable girls from sexual exploitation. But from the very beginning, girls were being raped."
9 votes -
Faces of a new capitalism: How Millennials are embracing socialist values
21 votes -
Stop reading what makes Elon Musk and Bill Gates successful
19 votes -
The love story that upended the Texas prison system
8 votes -
Seeing Grease with my son opened my eyes to how problematic it is
32 votes -
Researchers think they know why nice guys finish last
7 votes -
Canada's justice system holds Indigenous women at fault for 'ending up murdered,' says NDP MLA
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Polyamory, unicorns, demisexuality: Five takes on monogamy and its alternatives
7 votes -
Edmund Zagorski's plea for mercy
4 votes -
Global warming is going to lead to massive disruption and loss of life in our lifetimes. What can someone do to avoid the impending doom?
I think it is a given that we are going to experience massive social disruption as the effects of global warming manifest. These will include the loss of edible sea life from ocean acidification,...
I think it is a given that we are going to experience massive social disruption as the effects of global warming manifest. These will include the loss of edible sea life from ocean acidification, the loss of potable water from desertification, and famine as crops fail and pests that were previously kept in check by winter temperatures proliferate. Storms and wildfires will become more intense. These events will lead to social unrest and a migration crisis that makes what Europe is experiencing seem like a family member overstaying their holiday welcome.
Not a rosey picture, certainly, but if anything the analysis is superficial and understated.
That said, it's likely some areas will fare better than others. How can we identify these oases? Some characteristics I think could give an area a good chance:
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Equatorial - regions near the equator will see less temperature rise. An increase of two degrees C near the equator translates to something like 12 degrees C near the poles. Equatorial regions should see less temperature change.
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'Eternal spring' climate - found in high altitudes near the equator, it's about 20 degrees C (70 degrees F) year-round with dry and wet seasons. However wet seasons will probably get worse too, so maybe this is not ideal.
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Water independence - should have access to potable water that does not rely on public infrastructure. Wells, springs, streams, etc.
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Food independence - should have access to game or growing conditions that will not negatively be effected by global warming. Should not rely on fish for most protein needs.
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Social cohesion - strong social bonds are ideal, however an openness towards outsiders is also ideal. I would write off most of the US right off. Too many guns and we can't even agree people have a right to healthcare when things are relatively good. At the same time, I might not fare well in a country like Japan where nobody even litters, but they also don't trust foreigners.
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Not New Zealand - apparently this is where the rich people are going. No thanks, unless guillotine expertise makes me eligible for a worker visa.
What else would you look for? Does anywhere fit the bill? Maybe we can create a post-Apocalyptic community dedicated to high-quality content and discussion.
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The power of logic: How math can help you win your next argument
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Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose
3 votes -
Today is my wife’s first birthday since she died
6 votes -
How much would you pay to get an extra hour in your day? (aka "Time pressure is stressing us out")
12 votes -
Entrepreneurs in Mali; A head for figures
4 votes