Environmental Disasters! (we saw coming)

[CANtalk]

Earth may have breached seven of nine planetary boundaries, health check shows​

Earth may have breached seven of nine planetary boundaries, health check shows

Ocean acidification close to critical threshold, say scientists, posing threat to marine ecosystems and global liveability

www.theguardian.com

 

[florduh]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1840777624022384853

From an internal Shell Oil report in 1989.

This is literally what the tobacco companies did. They knew back in the 50's that cigarettes caused cancer. But they spent billions of dollars spreading doubt to delay the public finally understanding their product is deadly.

Big tobacco kept cancer risk in cigarettes secret: Study

Radioactive particles cause between 120 and 140 deaths for every 1,000 smokers over 25-year period, study shows

www.cbsnews.com

People will say this was evil, but the management of tobacco companies had no other choice. Capitalism requires putting the needs of investors above every other consideration. By spreading doubt for decades, they were able to make their shareholders a lot of money. And that's what it's all about

 

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Antarctica’s 'doomsday' glacier is heading for catastrophic collapse​

Antarctica’s 'doomsday' glacier is heading for catastrophic collapse

As a six-year investigation into the Thwaites glacier in Antarctica wraps up, the scientists involved are pessimistic for the future of this glacier and the consequences for sea level rise

www.newscientist.com

 

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Parts of Antarctica are turning green at an 'astounding' rate​

Parts of Antarctica are turning green at an 'astounding' rate

Satellite images of the Antarctic Peninsula and nearby islands reveal that the area covered by vegetation grew dramatically between 1986 and 2021 and the rate of growth has accelerated since 2016

www.newscientist.com

 

[florduh]

Does anyone know if it's a good sign when your weatherman starts crying on live TV

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1843323797992251407

 

[florduh]

I wonder how this affront to God and Nature will fare against 15 foot storm surge

 

[florduh]

 

[KeroZen]

For some reason I only see an image with a unique ID instead of the images you post. Am I the only one?

If I right-click and "open in a new tab" I can see them tho.

 

[florduh]

Carbon sink broken? Last year, trees and land barely absorbed any CO2

The crucial processes that regulate the planet's temperature are fading away as suggested by a recent study which reported that last year, almost no carbon diox

www.downtoearth.org.in

There's a pretty popular attitude that "maybe climate change won't be as bad as scientists are predicting?" But there's another option. What if it's much worse?

 

[florduh]