"Nuclear War? Nah. Massive Fires Haunt the Dystopian Future" Topic
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| Tango01 | 08 Apr 2017 12:26 p.m. PST |
"In 2013 author Elizabeth Hand was invited to Washington DC by a think tank that thought her experience writing dystopian science fiction might give her a useful perspective on current climate change challenges. Hand is well-versed in doomsday scenarios, but what she learned at the think tank about the risk of massive fires really startled her. "We're not looking at if a mega-fire is going to happen and overtake a major urban area, or a major residential area, it's a matter of when," Hand says in Episode 250 of the Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast. "And we are not at all prepared for it."…"
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 piper909  | 08 Apr 2017 9:41 p.m. PST |
Well, that's a cheery thought…. |
| JMcCarroll | 09 Apr 2017 11:21 a.m. PST |
How else are we going to get global warming? |
| Tango01 | 09 Apr 2017 3:03 p.m. PST |
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| Mithmee | 10 Apr 2017 1:38 p.m. PST |
Fires are just that fire and they will go out unless it is a stack of tires. Nukes leave very long term effects. |
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