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Comment author: ChristianKl 15 December 2015 01:10:23AM 1 point [-]

I think we can both agree that there is significant likelihood of problems, such as major flooding of low-lying areas, in the next 20-30 years.

There were floods in the past that produced damage and likely some in the future but why do you believe it's an Xrisk?

Comment author: Gleb_Tsipursky 15 December 2015 04:31:27AM -1 points [-]

I think floods would only be one type of problem from climate change. Other would be extreme weather, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, etc. These would be quite destabilizing for a number of governments, and contribute to social unrest, which has unanticipated consequences. Even worse, at some point, we can face abrupt climate change.

Now, this is all probabilistic, and I'm not saying it will necessarily happen, but this is a super-short version of why I consider climate change an X-risk.

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