Global Warming's Terrifying New Math

Thanks, z. That article is a fabulous example of good science writing that doesn't dumb down its subject. And considering it describes a phenomenon I shall only experience in its third or or fourth order effects, it is still miserably stomach-churning.

https://img.thedailybeast.com/image/upload/c_crop,d_placeholder_euli9k,h_2150,w_3822,x_0,y_0/dpr_1.5/c_limit,w_608/fl_lossy,q_auto/v1710158341/Screenshot_2024-03-11_at_11.46.32_vwhvnz

In a drastic attempt to protect their beachfront homes, residents in Salisbury, Massachusetts, invested $500,000 in a sand dune to defend against encroaching tides. After being completed last week, the barrier made from 14,000 tons of sand lasted just 72 hours before it was completely washed away, according to WCVB.

someone tell ben shapiro about this real estate opportunity

“Nobody really anticipated that the Earth would speed up to the point where we might have to remove a leap second,” Agnew said.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/27/climate/timekeeping-polar-ice-melt-earth-rotation

*nerd in the back*

"....um i did, neeeheeeheee!"

Solastalgia (/ˌsɒləˈstældʒə/) is a neologism, formed by the combination of the Latin words sōlācium (comfort) and the Greek root -algia (pain, suffering, grief), that describes a form of emotional or existential distress caused by environmental change.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solastalgia

i think that's a new one for me? i can dig it. as a word.

you guys might not believe this, but 2024 is on track to be the warmest year in recorded history.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/07/climate/record-hot-april/index.html

Global warming personal relations and anecdotes 20-year update request:

Does anyone know someone who was a climate change denier (like, a loud angry one) in the early 2000s (or before, or after) and realized they were completely wrong? Did they say anything about it later or admit that they were wrong? Or did they just carry on and pretend like it never happened? Or, are they still denying it, I guess.

My dad is the only person I really have opportunity to talk about these kinds of things and he makes me instantly blow my top. I've talked about getting an EV which he's against because he's all of a sudden concerned about the environmental cost of mining rare earth materials, which I guess is progress, but he's probably echoing petro/car-maker talking points.

i will opt for a hybrid as long as i live, if/when the shit hits the fan, electric vehicles are going to me rendered useless pretty quickly— just ask the rich folks who horde diesel powered vehicles and own bunkers.

going to be*

Venezuela Becomes First Modern Country to Lose All Its Glaciers
https://explorersweb.com/venezuela-loses-last-glacier/

Just v sad, reading that