We certainly can't fix what has already happened on human timescales, but we do have the ability to keep it from getting much worse and potentially to keep some cascading effects from happening. If the notion that there is nothing to be done takes hold, it means we'll keep doing what we've been doing and our grandchildren will fight for crappy apartments along the Alaskan coast while all of Texas and most of the Western US is turned into solar and wind farms. The only ethical thing to do is to act fast. It's also the smart thing.
I don't know. I'm oddly optimistic. I think it might finally be getting through to a lot of folks. The way big issues have worked in the past is that there is a long slog to get a point where public opinion aligns enough to bring about fast change quickly. I think that will happen. However, I do have doubts after that initial success. Major change always brings a backlash later and I worry that not enough folks will understand it will take multiple major efforts, not just one. It may take us longer to figure out we are in this for centuries, not merely an election cycle or two.
Boo hoo. It’s a swamp in my back yard right now. **** this noise, I’m moving to an asteroid in low earth orbit before 2024.
Death Valley could set the all time high tomorrow... ______ And in Death Valley, the notoriously scorching desert temperatures are expected to reach a blazing 130 degrees Sunday — potentially equalling the hottest temperature recorded on Earth https://www.latimes.com/california/...ornia-today-as-heat-wave-bears-down?_amp=true
While there is no highest confirmed ground temperature, a reading of 93.9 °C (201.0 °F) was allegedly recorded in Furnace Creek Ranch on 15 July 1972. [14]
The heat burst in Abadan, Iran, 1967 that hit 188f is one of the crazier things I've ever heard of. A heat burst in South Africa took air temps from 67 to 110f in 5 minutes. Had family that experienced a 64 to 83f rise in 12 minutes along with 57mph sustained winds back in April this year....
Heat Bursts are so bizarre -- you could be out walking the dog in the evening and suddenly be hit by dry/ hot hurricane force winds. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_burst
More to read at the link. https://www.axios.com/nasa-moon-wobble-coastal-flooding-c4623977-31be-44d6-a73a-1da9107f3316.html A "wobble" in the moon's orbit will combine with rising sea levels due to the Earth's warming to bring "a decade of dramatic increases" in high-tide coastal floods across the U.S. in the 2030s, NASA warns in a new study. Why it matters: Low-lying areas near sea level already increasingly at risk from flooding will see their situation "only get worse," per a statement from NASA administrator Bill Nelson. "The combination of the Moon's gravitational pull, rising sea levels, and climate change will continue to exacerbate coastal flooding on our coastlines and across the world."— Nelson
