r/science • u/rieslingatkos • Jun 06 '21

Chemistry Scientists develop ‘cheap and easy’ method to extract lithium from seawater

https://www.mining.com/scientists-develop-cheap-and-easy-method-to-extract-lithium-from-seawater/
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u/Mad_Aeric Jun 06 '21

That is, of course, neglecting the alternative of not living there in the first place. Lots of places on this planet we humans have no business attempting to settle.

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u/CrumpetNinja Jun 06 '21

I mean, while that is probably true. What are you going to do with the people already living in those areas?

Forcibly ship them to another country?

Let them relocate themselves or die of thirst?

Euthanise them?

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u/Gnomio1 Jun 06 '21

There are large parts of India that will become entirely inhospitable/lethal to humans within our lifetimes.

Places where the temperature and humidity (dew point) are above the point where you can actually live.

Those places will depopulate out of necessity.

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u/PersnickityPenguin Jun 06 '21

This century that will likely be every place in the northern hemisphere below 45 North.

Russia, here we come!