Culture & the climate crisis
How have long term catastrophic events shaped human cultures previously?
- Syrian droughts
- Great depression
- Native Americans(?)
What are the predicted impacts of climate change on human culture?
- War is more likely (due to water & food shortages exacerbated by infrastructure breakdown)
- Profound sense of loss, increases in depression (being in nature makes humans happier)
- Reduction in fertility?
Humanity and climate change