Climate Change is Racist!

[Commodore]

This image shows which nations have the greatest chance of surviving relatively unscathed by global climate change:

As you can see, Africa and South America (i.e. the brown/black people) will be the hardest hit by global climate change while North America and Europe (the white people) will remain minimally impacted by global climate change. Doesn't global climate change realize that black lives matter? Is this just another case of the colored people of the world suffering yet another ill-effect of the white man's wanton destruction of the Earth?

DISCLAIMER: None of my comments in this thread are to be taken with any degree of seriousness. I just saw this online and thought it humorous that the effects of global climate change seem to be divided along racial lines. I also found it humorous that the nations responsible for the most pollution seem to be the ones least likely to suffer serious consequences for producing that pollution.

 

[Hygro]

Yep. So when folks be like "trying to address climate change is just a way to cut poor people out of growth" I'm like, your timescale is way off.

 

[Bootstoots]

This appears to just be a map of countries by some socioeconomic variable or index. Countries in the same geographic area with markedly different levels of wealth are shown with very different effects, which is generally not what we'd expect with climate change. Meanwhile low-lying countries (running the gamut of wealth from the Netherlands to Bangladesh) are shown with effects no different than their similarly rich or poor neighbors.

Granted the world's poor will find it more difficult to adapt to climate change, but I don't think it's helpful to weight that effect so highly that the index just spits out global poverty stats rather than anything directly related to climate change.

 

[Domen]

North America and Europe (the white people)

Around 2050 the white people will no longer be the majority in North America, though.

Climate change is too slow for oceans to flood Mexico before Mexicans flood the USA.

 

[Pangur Bán]

Hence why we don't care.

 

[gay_Aleks]

Apparently, all the Serbians die, while we, here in Bulgaria live!

Excellent work all-around.

 

[Commodore]

This appears to just be a map of countries by some socioeconomic variable or index. Countries in the same geographic area with markedly different levels of wealth are shown with very different effects, which is generally not what we'd expect with climate change. Meanwhile low-lying countries (running the gamut of wealth from the Netherlands to Bangladesh) are shown with effects no different than their similarly rich or poor neighbors.

Granted the world's poor will find it more difficult to adapt to climate change, but I don't think it's helpful to weight that effect so highly that the index just spits out global poverty stats rather than anything directly related to climate change.

I think that may be the point this picture is trying to make. I'm guessing the assumption being that rich nations will be able to adapt and essentially buy their way out of the crisis, whereas the poor nations will be left to suffer and die.

 

[warpus]

The northern hemisphere also happens to be more temperate, generally speaking. I think that means that when things get warmer, it won't hit those parts of the globe as much. Together with the fact that rich countries will be better equipped to handle changes to the climate.. is why the map is the way it is. I think?

 

[TheMeInTeam]

I think that may be the point this picture is trying to make. I'm guessing the assumption being that rich nations will be able to adapt and essentially buy their way out of the crisis, whereas the poor nations will be left to suffer and die.

Proximity to desert? Relative location of the wealthiest/most revenue-generating cities? Expected terrain reactions to climate change?

Being adjacent on a map doesn't mean that climate change will affect two places similarly. All it takes is a serious hit to your water supply, arable land, or rising sea levels.

Economic wealth to adapt should at least be a factor as well.

 

[GoodEnoughForMe]

Global warming IS a definite example of modern imperialism. The developed world has the money and governance in place to the effect that global warming won't be as severe as the developing world. It's rather pathetic, really, that we're thrusting a massive problem whose most severe effects will be felt by people that the developed world ultimately doesn't really care about.

 

[warpus]

Don't say the developed world when you mean "America and Australia".. and uhh maybe Canada.

 

[TheMeInTeam]

Don't say the developed world when you mean "America and Australia".. and uhh maybe Canada.

What, Europe/Russia and China don't count? India's not well positioned wrt climate but they're up there too.

 

[Narz]

The wrath of Gaia knows no national boundaries & cares not about ethnicity. Regardless the uber-rich will always be alright no matter what their color be. The luxury-underground-bunker industry is booming!

 

[warpus]

What, Europe/Russia and China don't count? India's not well positioned wrt climate but they're up there too.

I am operating under the impression that Western Europe and the EU are doing quite a bit to try to navigate to renewable sources of energy as opposed to fossil fuels, etc. Aren't they?

 

[gay_Aleks]

The wrath of Gaia knows no national boundaries & cares not about ethnicity. Regardless the uber-rich will always be alright no matter what their color be. The luxury-underground-bunker industry is booming!

Hopefully while not running crazy experiments below.

 

[Evie]

Around 2050 the white people will no longer be the majority in North America, though.

That prediction (no longer a majority) is for America proper, as far as I know.

For North America, using the accurate definition, it's happened a long time ago (because Central America + the Carribeans more than make up for any white population in Canada and the USA).

If you want to just say "Canada and the USA", then the fact that Canada is much whiter than the US muddles the water of when exactly North America won't have a white majority anymore. CAnada's much smaller than the USA, but not so small that it wouldn't affect the average.

 

[Commodore]

Hopefully while not running crazy experiments below.

 

[Atticus]

The global warming will make the world more turbulent politically too. I don't think the third world is going to sit still when they become even more poor and miserable.

 

[FriendlyFire]

Apparently, all the Serbians die, while we, here in Bulgaria live!
Excellent work all-around.

Or with Bulgaria luck will be invaded by a coalition of Balkan nations and then swap locations to Serbia.
Where once again Bulgaria will remain in the converted last position of EU countries.

 

[Borachio]

"To him that hath shall be given, and from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath".

It was ever thus.