That’s why there can be no losing for the West in Ukraine. To the Mackinderists at the top of the power structures in London, Washington D.C. and Brussels, losing Ukraine means losing the entire world, because they have this very-outdated view of world geography.

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[–]Dune1032 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

It would be foolish for anyone to believe that global warming will make things better. Land which becomes arable might receive too much rain at one time resulting in flooding. Vladivostok is part of the world; it will be affected by global warming.

[–]ActuallyNot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

It would be foolish for anyone to believe that global warming will make things better

Absolutely. The boreal forests are heading for collapse, and those ecosystems and the tundra ecosystems will both hit Russian biodiversity hard and much more completely than in a lot of places. To say nothing of the impact on pinnipeds and polar bears from the loss of sea ice.

But it will open up some land in Russia and Canada for agriculture, and open up the north sea for navigation and exploitation, including more fossil fuels. So, from a purely short term and economic perspective, Russia will suffer less than most, and will see some gains.

Vladivostok is part of the world; it will be affected by global warming.

Absolutely. I thought you were talking about local cooling resulting from global warming, which is on the cards for Europe as warming accelerates, and fresh water from Greenland and to a lesser extent the sea ice slows the Gulf Stream. But Vladivostok will get warmer. (And almost certainly wetter).

[–]Dune1032 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Well, Canada presently, is experiencing wildfires. You're right in saying for the short term because unless global warming is stopped, there could be no life on Earth. Russia could be compared to the part of the Titanic which went underwater last.

[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Well, Canada presently, is experiencing wildfires.

Yep. That puts infrastructure at risk, puts pressure on the ecosystems, and releases CO2 sequestered into the wood of the trees.

But it doesn't reduce arable land.

You're right in saying for the short term because unless global warming is stopped, there could be no life on Earth.

Greatly reduced in species. But we won't kill everything.

Russia could be compared to the part of the Titanic which went underwater last.

Humanity will suffer from the drop in resources that is biodiversity, and oceanic productivity. But I don't think Putin is very forward looking, and he's at war with the west. Climate change will hurt most of his enemies more that it will hurt Russia.