It's a bad idea underneath the surface. Literally.
Here's why:
1. Two thirds of Russia sits on permafrost consisting of frozen organic material.
2. If permafrost melts, microbes in the soil feast on the aforementioned organic matter. As part of digestion, carbon dioxide and methane are released.
3. Permafrost has already started to melt.
4. Once it melts, greenhouse gases are released (due to microbe feasting). This causes further increase in temperature, which causes further melting, which causes further release of greenhouse gases, and so on. It is a positive feedback loop; the process seems to have started, and will likely accelerate in the future.
5. Nobody really knows what to do about this.
If everybody moved to Russia, that'll probably accelerate the warming process.
To know more, check out [1], about which there was an HN discussion at [2].
Here's why:
1. Two thirds of Russia sits on permafrost consisting of frozen organic material.
2. If permafrost melts, microbes in the soil feast on the aforementioned organic matter. As part of digestion, carbon dioxide and methane are released.
3. Permafrost has already started to melt.
4. Once it melts, greenhouse gases are released (due to microbe feasting). This causes further increase in temperature, which causes further melting, which causes further release of greenhouse gases, and so on. It is a positive feedback loop; the process seems to have started, and will likely accelerate in the future.
5. Nobody really knows what to do about this.
If everybody moved to Russia, that'll probably accelerate the warming process.
To know more, check out [1], about which there was an HN discussion at [2].
[1] https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/01/17/the-great-sibe...
[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29900445