• @Etterra@lemmy.world
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    81 month ago

    Yeah this is pretty well known. It’s been ascertained that, assuming we don’t go extinct or collapse back into the 1800s, Canada and Russia (especially Siberia) are poised to become demographic and economic monsters in the next couple of centuries.

    • @ngwoo@lemmy.world
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      91 month ago

      Eh, neither muskeg or bedrock turn into arable land just because the winters become milder.

      • @psmgx@lemmy.world
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        51 month ago

        Super marshy soils and growing seasons that are insanely short combined with -45C winters.