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CrispyQ

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13. I always thought greed was the worst of the 7 deadly sins,

Thu Jul 6, 2023, 11:16 AM

Jul 2023

but it's looking like pride is what will do humanity in. Pride in our superior intelligence. Confidence that our big brains will always find a solution just cuz we've made it this far, LOL, a blip, compared to how long the dinosaurs were here. And they at least didn't destroy themselves.

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Earth entering 'uncharted territory' as heat records quickly shatter [View all] dalton99a Jul 2023 OP

War and forest fires burn a lot of fuel. bucolic_frolic Jul 2023 #1

Greenhouse gases are invisible to the naked eye Kaleva Jul 2023 #2

+1. During the pandemic, carbon dioxide increased at the same rate despite lower emissions dalton99a Jul 2023 #24

Some greenhouse gases can remain in the atmosphere for generations Kaleva Jul 2023 #26

Not sure I understand your point. Are you saying that the heat is temporary and due to burned fuel? femmedem Jul 2023 #7

Something is causing this sudden spike. War and fires make a lot of heat. bucolic_frolic Jul 2023 #17

Ah, thanks. femmedem Jul 2023 #23

bucolic is implying there's a been a giant 'belch' of CO2 and heat from war and rampant fires Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2023 #20

Thanks. n/t femmedem Jul 2023 #22

Many of us DUers will be facing severe hardships Kaleva Jul 2023 #3

If I lived in the southwest I'd be looking to move now. CrispyQ Jul 2023 #8

Fortunately, I live in a region predicted to be a climate change refuge Kaleva Jul 2023 #19

At lower elevations, say Phoenix greater urban complex, water is going to flow uphill to money... hunter Jul 2023 #37

Humanity's end will be more Mad Max than StarTrek. CrispyQ Jul 2023 #4

And yet, people don't seem to be making preparations. Kaleva Jul 2023 #6

Funny. I was just responding to you about the same. CrispyQ Jul 2023 #12

IMHO, denial is part of being human. Plus,people don't like change. Kaleva Jul 2023 #15

+1. Get roasted where you are, or go to Canada and get smoked dalton99a Jul 2023 #9

I always thought greed was the worst of the 7 deadly sins, CrispyQ Jul 2023 #13

+1 dalton99a Jul 2023 #14

Yep. ancianita Jul 2023 #31

It's the only thing that explains the complete lack of action. CrispyQ Jul 2023 #32

Agree. Human inertia at their level will kill humanity more than anything humanity itself tries to ancianita Jul 2023 #34

I still have some hope they'll be shocked into action when Mother Nature rejects their Visa cards... hunter Jul 2023 #38

And next year will break more records. Elessar Zappa Jul 2023 #5

Especially since China produces more greenhouse gases then ... Kaleva Jul 2023 #10

Yup. Elessar Zappa Jul 2023 #11

I agree with you that the focus ought to be on adapting Kaleva Jul 2023 #16

Yes. Delphinus Jul 2023 #44

Switching to a plant based diet is within everyone's control milestogo Jul 2023 #18

But to get everyone on the planet to do so is a high hurdle Kaleva Jul 2023 #25

That's just an excuse. milestogo Jul 2023 #28

Let us know when you get that done Kaleva Jul 2023 #29

I haven't eaten meat since 2010. milestogo Jul 2023 #30

I'm not being sbarky Kaleva Jul 2023 #36

it only takes 6000 miles of driving a gas-powered car to birth one new carbon baby GenXer47 Jul 2023 #21

Lol, it's not even close to essentially giving birth Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2023 #27

Monday was the hottest day in 125,000 years, but that record was broken... LudwigPastorius Jul 2023 #33

Where is that coming from? former9thward Jul 2023 #39

Third paragraph of the OP's WashPo article. LudwigPastorius Jul 2023 #40

There is another link within the opening post link: Donkees Jul 2023 #41

If you follow links to links to links you finally get to this footnote. former9thward Jul 2023 #42

"Its (sic) a guess." LudwigPastorius Jul 2023 #43

Go ahead. former9thward Jul 2023 #45

It turns out James Inhofe was wrong Johonny Jul 2023 #35