Earth at 2° hotter will be horrific. Now here’s what 4° will look like. | David Wallace-Wells

[@bigthink]

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[@richardcowley7346]

this is nothing more than propaganda stop lying about the climate

[@kk8490]

😬

[@chicxulub2947]

@@468erpeashooter9 what about the coasts with the rising ocean levels????

[@chicxulub2947]

We shouldn't be thinking like in the 80's and 90's what we should be doing to prevent this scenario. Now we should be thinking about what we should be doing TO ADAPT to this scenario using new technologies.

[@jonathanjollimore7156]

To be fair life on Earth dose better when its hotter the Earth is fine but the Humans we might not like it. On the upside it better then an ice age that even worse. But we just might want to stop warming up the Earth so we don't screw our selfs but the Earth will be just fine not worried about that going to be just fine we might not be.

[@boggaeddin]

Having watched the steady accumulation of bad news on the climate front since 1988 and having seen the underwhelming response of people in general, I don't hold out much hope for our species.

[@anthonymorris5084]

Since it's been 31 years and nothing has happened. Doesn't that reassure you? We're all still here and doing better than ever.

[@anthonymorris5084]

@sean leiker In 100 years you wouldn't even recognize this planet. There will be nothing short of mind boggling technology and social change. Imagine if you went back 200 years. You tell the guy in the forest carrying his musket that one day people will simply press a button and change the temperature in their home to anything they want. 30c below outside, no problem. Press a button and it's 20c degrees. 30c above outside, press a button and it's a comfortable 20c inside. Tell him that there will be more people in the sky at one time, than all the people in the town he's from. They'll be sitting in a chair moving at 600kph drinking a coffee. What would he make of this? 100 years into the future is unimaginable. Maybe we press a button and change the outside temps. Maybe we can stop tornadoes in their tracks.

[@ddwieland]

Are you referring to the steady accumulation of bad science news that magnifies every bad weather event to the worst in recorded history and a sure sign of climate change -- the news sources that never show longer term data?

[@jean-marclamothe8859]

Anthony Morris exactly my friend! Why people are so pessimist ! They don't understand that man collectively have a super mind and can overcome all the problem he is facing. It just take TIME. So far how many people died from the 0.8 degree increase of temperature and 400 ppm CO2? Answer : 0

[@davidbeaulieu4815]

@@anthonymorris5084 clearly your not the average American because no way in fuck are we doing better. But hey your smartphone is probably pretty sweet. Unfortunately it's not edible since we lost 20% of food production last year and the midwest underwater well I hope plastic tastes good to you.

[@okzoomer5728]

Watching this after some random British Columbia town surrounded by mountains became Death Valley for 3 days and then burned to the ground in a couple of hours on the fourth day. 2 degrees C my ass, we're going to see Biblical, fictional-sounding catastrophes from now until the end of our species because of our collective carelessness and narcissism.

[@robinhood5627]

YES!!! this is correct! I have been trying to tell people this and they look at me like I'm an alien.

[@kanyesouth94]

Shit man, my friends house was lost in those very fires. This climate crisis is gonna be rough, its not looking pretty.

[@kanyesouth94]

@Geoffrey Harris yeah, I have a bad feeling about this summer. Record heatwave here, very freaky. Good thing it's almost August, for the first time in forever I'm gonna be happy to see snow. This motivates me to look into renewable energy, hope other people do the same, this poor planet...

[@robinhood5627]

@@kanyesouth94 Think of it this way, this is the coolest summer for the rest of your life.

[@interstelar7396]

Absolutely we will.

[@andacomfeeuvou]

I was about 16 years old when I read Jean Dorst's book "Before nature dies". That was in the early seventies, Jean Dorst, a French ornithologist, was a professor at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris. This book made a big impact on me. It was clear to me, since that time, that we were heading for a disaster. The book is very clear and very well written. Anyone reading it could realize, back then, that ecology was a very serious matter. Here in Brazil, where I live, I tried to convince other people - friends and relatives - of the seriousness of this book but I couldn't find anyone to listen to me. Of course, thousands or millions of people have read this book all over the world - it was translated into 17 language -, but for some reason (for me, mysterious) humanity is hypnotized towards its bitter destiny and there is nothing that can stop it.

[@WJV9]

Greed & selfishness will kill most of humanity.

[@ariesx6515]

Isn‘t it baffling. We consider the forming of life on a planet to be a miracle and yet we treat it like shit and call it the wonder of human intelligence. How does that make sense?

[@username_etc4957]

Capitalism doesn't incentiveize saving the planet. It's more profitable to keep pumping thousands of tonnes of fossil fuels into the air.

[@0xsergy]

We've known since 1970s for sure, oil companies just paid big money to make sure that information stayed as little known as possible.

[@supersaiyaman11589]

unfortunatly it is conceivable that we will see dramatic changes in just 40 too 50 years if wee do not hold fossil fuel producers like the oil and gas companies Fossil fuel manufactures accountable for the damage it will do too the planet.

[@jamesoverholt878]

One of the things I'd like to leave behind before I leave this Earth is a stone monument that says, "we knew, we just didn't care."

[@chomskysarmy3965]

More like, ' they knew and they didn't care."

[@jasoncrandall]

You don’t know. Neither does this guy.

[@jamesoverholt878]

@@jasoncrandall the science has been clear since the 70s. This stuff isn't hard

[@jasoncrandall]

@@jamesoverholt878 in the 70s the “scientists” were telling everyone we were entering a new ice age and oil would run out in a couple more years. Look up Jimmy Carter’s state of the nation address about oil. It’s right here on KZbin. “The Science is clear” is a term sheep use in an attempt to win arguments. The science is not clear. Never has been. Never will be. Stop following.

[@jamesoverholt878]

@@jasoncrandall everything you just said isn't true. There was one article about a new ice age and guesses about when we will run out of oil have always been all over the place. It should also be noted that there is a difference between running out of oil and running out of accessible oil

[@arkhitekt7733]

Climate change is like smoking: people don't find it imperative to quit once they learn the consequences because it's killing you so slowly.

[@HenriZwols]

It's much much worse than smoking. It's prisoners dilemma. Lung cancer is personal: if you don't make the sacrifice (quit smoking), you suffer the consequences. Climate change is too large a problem to solve by yourself. You are dependent on other people's cooperation. That is, if you make the sacrifice (using less energy etc) and other people don't, then you still suffer the consequences. On a personal note, that would be your worse outcome. On the other hand, if all the world unites in solving the problem and you take no responsibility, you could freeload on the result. On a personal note, that would be your best outcome. This decision process is the same for everyone. Most people don't want and to make sacrifices and suffer the consequences of other people not making the sacrifice. Therefore most people are waiting for other people to move first. This also works on international level between countries. We're doomed.

[@AvangionQ]

They quit after a cancer scare ... that's the equivalent of what our civilization got when atmospheric carbon exceeded the 400PPM upper red line ... bluemoon.ucsd.edu/co2_400/co2_800k_zoom.png

[@christinearmington]

Well said, but so much worse when we’re taking so much of the natural world into oblivion with us. 😔

[@SuperChimcham]

What’s causing the climate to act outside of the expectations we place on climate?

[@AvangionQ]

@@SuperChimcham The primary cause is the burning of fossil fuels. We're treating the atmosphere like an open sewer, adding more carbon to the atmosphere than natural cycles can sink, the excess accumulating and warming the ecosystem. bluemoon.ucsd.edu/co2_400/co2_800k_zoom.png

[@edwardcote2440]

It's not just a matter of temperature. There's also pollution and the acidification and death of the oceans, for example.

[@loki475]

Its really just pollution in general. Our greatest legacy may turn out to be garbage. In millions of years some alien will excavate our bones and name us the garbage species.

[@antonludwigaugustvonmacken8680]

Its primarily pollution. Temperature change isn't necessarily a bad thing, although too hot or too cold is still very bad. Earth has been far hotter and flourished with rich forests in the past. Our control over the temperature is absolutely tiny compared to what the sun does to our atmosphere. Grand solar minimum can really chill things out of seemingly nowhere. The climate is perpetually changing. Biggest issue is pollution, like you said and that issue can be equally if not more complex to solve than carbon emissions.

[@patrickrede]

I'm old enough to remember acid rain and leaded gasoline. Whole rivers and lakes dying off from pollution. We clawed our way back. We should be concerned.

[@remco6816]

@@antonludwigaugustvonmacken8680 the sun has a bigger impact, can you compare the sun cycle and average world temperatures of the last 100 year. Do you notice any similar patterns in the sun cycle and warmer and colder years? We are now literally in a solar minimum as low as 1950s and we are still measuring new records the last 5 years at least 4 in the top 5. We should see tempatures similarly to 1950 if the sun was the main cause? Or am I missing something? Also maybe its interesting to read about the Eocene, this is the time the poles were habitable fossils of palmtrees, crocodiles ect were found. This had to do with huge amounts of methane gasses but also carbon emissions by organisms. This is a interesting time of history where earth went from a hot house to a ice house. Purely on organisms and stored greenhouse gasses in the earth's surface. But even in that time tempatures didn't increase as much as now surprisingly.

[@antonludwigaugustvonmacken8680]

@@remco6816 the sun is the most important factor to he climate I'm not denying that.

[@darinhitchings7104]

My phd is tightly coupled to feedback control theory and statistical inference. So while I agree with everything said in this video, it still misses the big picture. The feedback loops aren't a side story, they are the entire story. More than the forcing function / phenomenon themselves even. This guy forgot to mention that we lose 40-70% of all mammals at 4-6 deg C of warming. And utterly neglected to mention what heat stress (the derivative (calculus) dGrowth/dTemp is about -10% crop yield per degree Celsius of warming, btw) and water shortages and storms and salt water intrusion mean for farming and livestock and the food chain. "Agriculture is the Achilles Heel of Humanity" says Naomi Klein. Smart observation... Beware the non-linearities in the world climate response. e.g. If you hit a glass with a knife it'll ring. But if you hit it a little harder it will shatter... One such non linearity is the fraction of current ground water irrigation that is non-renewably sourced. An affine model, a line, is highly non-linear near the origin. It's like telling a person who breathes 10 times a minute to breath 100 times every 10 minutes. It ain't going to work out well. Anymore than 2 couples can make a baby in 4.5 months... Our entire agricultural base is a giant fossil-fueled impending disaster. It's a tower of dependency that's sky high from start to finish. (Everything from nitrogen for urea production, transportation, tilling soil, irrigation, harvesting, storage, the roads for transportation, fridges in super markets or in our homes, how we cook the food and carry away the trash... all of it is fossil fueled). It leads us into a damned if you do, damned if you don't world where either we have no food or we have food but producing it sows seeds of climate chaos in the years to come. Wildfires that melt permafrost. Ocean acidification that marginalizes fishing and puts more food demand on shore (leading to further deforestation for farming). Ocean warming that disrupts the oxygen pump that oxygenates the Atlantic via turn over of the water column. (Cold water sinks, warm water rises. So pumping heat/cold carries oxygen in a 3D circuit. The heat comes from a) sunlight, b) millions of years of stored sunlight via photosynthesis -> oil...). Temperature changes that put bird migrations out of sync with insect hatching. Water temperatures that are too warm for trout and salmon. Hurricanes and sea surge. It goes on and on. And while losing ice is bad, far worse are the plants that are turning the poles green. Green doesn't reflect sunlight the way white ice does. It's another giant feedback cycle. We're undermining the Thwaites glacier which sits on top of blocks of ice that sit on the sea floor. We're about to pull the cork out of a bottle with literal mountains of ice behind it... The wildfires in recent years are setting the stage for yet bigger fires in the years to come (by releasing C from trees that becomes CO2 that causes warming and therefore lowers the activation energy for future "oxygen reduction", aka redox, chemical processes we know as "fires"). I see positive feedback cycles everywhere I look, frankly. And a few negative ones. But mostly positive ones. We have a population of individuals who are each using exponentially more resources and meanwhile the human population is growing exponentially. That's an exponential of an exponential. Our world governments have utterly failed to plan around our impacts on the planet.

[@Jason47D]

Very, very well said. What can possibly be done to stop the progression of climate catastrophe? We need large scale changes of the systems that underwrite society. Seemingly to me, those that hold the reigns are too interested in short term financial success to even begin to make the effort at steering us away from the brink.

[@TheMRXUTIK]

How to prepare as an individual?

[@darinhitchings7104]

I basically think preparing as an individual is nearly impossible. I've been discussing this with my friends a lot. But basically... if shit hits the fan, and you're the one person that is prepared and no one else has prepared then you've painted a target on your back that is 500 miles wide. The whole point of 'A Tragedy of the Commons' is that it's common. It applies to everyone. And in particular I'm talking about our food supply if we turn the pyramid of life upside down and we have total chaos in the ecosystem while species after species goes extinct. If human beings were pacifists and unselfish, then absolutely, you can prepare. But as is, the more you have that your neighbor doesn't, the more you're likely to get yourself murdered... And no amount of guns or weapons or whatever is going to change that when the have-nots come to the haves. You could try to live ... somewhere where you know that your chances of being around big groups of people is nearly 0. But that has its own major challenges. So basically, if agriculture fails our society is over. Our strategic food reserve is 250 days (and it is just available for the military). We're looking at population movements, literally, of between 100 million and 1 billion people. So... I mean you can try to build a farm and a green house somewhere in Northern Canada in the middle of nowhere, but I don't think that'll be successful. It might be a delaying action for 10 years or so, however. But there are already towns in California running out of water and 40 million people dependant on the Colorado river... where it's at its lowest levels in history. So long story short, I think this particular challenge is one like in the 3 muskateers. This is all for one and one for all. Because if we're like rats on a sinking ship, we're going to tear each other to shreds. And it'll happen fast, too. And the last place you want to be in such a situation is in a big city. And even if you have some sweet commune setup with 20 friends in some place rural and far from people, that a) has its own risks and b) if life is so good, it's only a matter of time before trouble comes knocking. I think we're on track to lose about 90% of the human population in the next 30 years at the rate things are going. Our agricultural base absolutely can not handle the chaos we're introducing into the growing cycle. If we we're smart we would a) electrify everything, b) stop using coal and gas ASAP, c) minimize our use of oil for other reasons, d) stop letting the ocean be poisoned (because it makes things worse on land for many different reasons... many unpleasant side effects), e) we would decide that capitalism is evil... ie more growth is the opposite of what we need, f) we'd give all the technology away to poor countries that they need so they can skip past our mistakes and not repeat them, g) the US currently uses about 20% of the world's resources and we have 5% of the population. We basically need to make do with 1/5th as much stuff. h) we'd recycle and fix stuff instead of throwing it away, i) we'd stop eating so much meat cause it's way less efficient to produce and we also don't digest it at the same efficiency as vegetable protein, j) we'd use electric cars, bikes, carpools (except for covid...), trains (except for covid...), we'd walk more. We'd aggregate our shopping and plan farther ahead. We'd waste less food. We wouldn't throw clothes away that are still usable. We'd create industries to repurpose old materials. And in general we would design every single manmade product to be decomposable and reusable. Apropos, see the documentary The 11th Hour with Leonardo Dicaprio. The entire engineering base of our civilization needs to be lossless. Or else we're all about to take a massive fall in our standard of living and may even be looking at a famine. It's one or the other... If you want to prepare as an individual, I recommend you compile a list of consequences of what climate change means to you and yours... and then you share that with everyone you know.

[@alexstorr5511]

@@darinhitchings7104 extremely intelligent and insightful comments, equally scary as they are impressive. I do hope that the worst can be avoided but it's looking fairly bad.

[@diegothegreatthe66th]

I agree with everything except the overpopulation bit. We use more resources, but birthrates are falling in every single nation on Earth. In the developed world, countries are actually losing population at a shocking rate. Japan will likely lose half its population by 2100

[@fecardona]

“The planet isn’t going anywhere. WE ARE!” - George Carlin

[@JR-lf7ns]

Homo sapiens? More like no mo sapiens.

[@xXDimistreoXx]

WHERE THE FUCK ARE ALL THE ZOMBIES

[@ShutUpWesley]

Yes we are going to paradise, so f... this planet, let it burn. It is ruled by satan anyway. Or that is what some door knocker told me🤷🏼

[@ShutUpWesley]

@OTTO OCTAVIOUS For look! I am creating new heavens and a new earth. And the former things will not be called to mind,*Nor will they come up into the heart. Isaiah chapter 65:17 You should really talk with your elders. Or the governing body, they are after all the ones who know best sinse they are anointed ones. “The spirit itself bears witness with our spirit that we are God’s children.”​Rom. 8.16. And they say that this earth will be made new by Jehova. Completely new. Just like with Noah and his family. They survived into a globe wiped clean of wickedness and to see the earth itself become sparkling new. Why? Because they loved righteousness and obeyed God.​-Genesis 6.5-9, 22; 2 Peter 2.5.

[@tvmo5308]

@@JR-lf7ns lmao thanks for the laugh man

[@elcid5033]

What scares me the most is that every type of video's like this to warn us of this disaster got very low views, i think people start to care in 10- 20 years when it is in there face but by then sadly it will be too late.

[@michellemichelle5202]

Yeah, then there are fucking idiot conservatives, not nearly as bright as they think they are, telling their millions of followers that they have nothing to worry about. Providing no evidence whatsoever as to why they shouldn’t worry, or how the science is wrong.

[@Betleyman7853]

The worst case is that we start throwing nuclear weapons at each other. Mankind is too stupid to stop this because it will take worldwide collaboration. The "civilised" human societies are based on competition and greed. I am 68 so will most likely pop my clogs before the worst of it. I feel sad for young people who may have to witness the end of civilisation and possibly humanity.

[@mikealexander1935]

No it will NOT be too late. The whole objective of videos like this is to create people caring about the issue in 10-20 years. It was ALWAYS going to take that long. Look global warming became established science in 1967. That smoking causes cancer was discovered in the 1930's. 25-30 years later the warning went out and the first wave of quitters along with them. I was a teen in the 1970's. We called cigarettes "cancer sticks" but lots of us still took up smoking. Compare to the situation with global warming in the late 1990's, A younger generation have become familiar with the risk of climate change, just as we were with smoking. But nothing changed. Finally, in the 1990's cigarette companies were taken to task for lying about the risks of their product. And in the 2000's we started to see real action as smoking was banned in more and more places. Thus I expect elites to start taking global warming seriously in the 2020's and action start to be taken in the 2030's. By the 2050's we will have been as successful in addressing climate change as we have in stamping out smoking today. (Consider, what fraction of GDP is still produced by people who smoke?)

[@asandax6]

@@michellemichelle5202 So you are gonna ignore the fact that The earth's climate has been changing long before humans were walked on this planet? Animals will adapt to any changes worrying is a waste of time. Also we're entering a cooling phase right now.

[@Hummmminify]

10 - 20 years...that is optimistic. I would say we are starting to stare it in the face now....Put away some beans and rice if you haven't already and gather your loved ones around you and appreciate every good moment that comes your way.....you should do that in any case.. life is short at the best of times. .

[@Indoman_71]

This spate of bad news that keeps on rolling in has made a marked impact on my decision to stay the course and live as simply as I can. Embracing minimalism the way a hippie hugs a tree.

[@southlondon86]

Will u move to the countryside?

[@paulespinosa5195]

hug every aspect of life we need to change, we do physically live the influences of Aquarius, Aum Shanti shanti puka

[@jameshicks7125]

Well, living in Oregon with the increasing heat and fire danger has snapped me out of the bargaining phase of climate crisis. Now it's kind of a mix of depression, anger and acceptance. I am focusing on what is important with the time I have left.

[@taddspencer3205]

Exactly...

[@KM-pm6qe]

You can do a lot more by trying to influence others and demand meaningful top-down solutions from our leaders. Living simply is good for your mental health, and good for your sense of integrity, so do it, but I hope that’s not all you’ll do. What we do address climate breakdown in the next handful of years will have more impact than what we do for the next 50 years that follow. Let’s not go to sleep right now.

[@feilidh]

Any content on the internet dealing with the reality of [anthropogenic] climate change inevitably draws out denialiats like moths to a flame.

[@IizUname]

At least moths die in the flame.

[@dimaniak]

I live in Russia so I embrace global warming

[@magicalgold010]

😢😢 I know it's damn sad

[@MrB1923]

Denialists of your unquestionable religion?

[@SolSystemDiplomat]

Fei D politics fux everything

[@frenchiehorn4339]

You know, I've always had a soft spot for being eco-friendly, but damn. This video legitimately terrifies me. Because I *know* our species won't make the necessary changes to save our planet.

[@gokulkrishna4011]

Maybe this is a necessity

[@seto_kaiba_]

12 degrees isn't really feasible (at least according to the studies I've seen) nor is it true that humans wouldn't do what's necessary. As it stands, we are doing something-we are just dragging our feet about it. And the more we do this-the more likely we are to see worse and worse effects to our lives and the planet due to climate change.

[@BwooHuraca]

I have some hope. Studies show Gen X, Gen Z, and Gen Alpha are all progressively gaining concern over climate change and showing interest in sustainability as career options, and there's already some pretty sweet technology out and developing to mitigate and reverse it.

[@tarentino3269]

​@@BwooHuracaon point. I don't think humanity will die from climate change but our actions will be taken too late. Worst case scenario is avoidable i'm sure of it, but the bad news will come by a lot until good news overtake bad nexs

[@gphilipc2031]

1960's, 70's, 80's, and 90's..."Someday the city of New Orleans is going to flood in a major way. Get your infrastructure ready New Orleans". City fathers: "Yeah yeah we know". 2005: OMG! the city has flooded and it's all the Corps of Engineers fault.

[@thatboi7492]

Great analogy

[@Redslayer86]

The city has been sinking for decades, nothing really to do with the climate, more to do with humans being idiots and building a city on soft ground that can't support it.

[@BaynexoMusicOfficial]

2050: I’m drowning well I still don’t care

[@visicircle]

Well to be fair, they did blow-up the levees.

[@EclecticSceptic]

To all people here who aren't climate deniers: don't give up. The situation is dire but we should still do all we can. Educate yourself and inform people you know. Never surrender.

[@EclecticSceptic]

@The Wraith Bit of an irrelevant reply. But anyway, taking a charitable interpretation of your comment, some people sometimes attribute individual weather events to climate change with a degree of certainty which is not necessarily justified or supportable. That being said, the evidence is clear that climate change is real, substantial, and human-caused (in addition to the natural component). The scientists say one thing, the oil company PR says another (except the oil companies' own scientists say the same thing too ...).

[@muskrat3291]

@The Wraith The ice in my drink melted, must be climate change! "Your children will never know what snow is." My two year old granddaughter had loads of fun playing in the snow this year!

[@kenweinach9403]

you shouldn't have its filled with poison

[@questioningeverything4200]

EclecticSceptic inform me of what your repeated talking points you heard on KZbin stfu

[@miguelvazquez7957]

The Wraith global warming causes redistribution of water patterns. This will result in some places getting more water than usual while others face droughts. Not a hard concept to grasp.

[@christinebroom7536]

As a gardener you can see with out a doubt,that the climate has changed.The plants I grow show the evidence for this.Plants do not lie,

[@bishop198666]

What evidence exactly does your plants show?

[@InefficientElectron]

Agreed. Some of the plants I can grow now we're unthinkable just a few decades ago because they're from the tropics. It used to snow here.

[@PacMan78Classic]

That is very true but my raspberries are doing AWESOME!!!

[@christinebroom7536]

@@PacMan78Classic I think it depends where you live,we have had late frosts in Cornwall,not just this year,we are wetter,and a very cold wind the last 3 years,My hanging baskets go out later and later.I used to be able to put out in April.My runner beans end in mid Sept,I used to pick to the 3rd week of Oct, < ok a small pick > I know that seeds this year are failing,to grow.Not just me,have said this.The seeds are this years,I have sown toms and peppers twice.This may be due to gloomy wet weather,in Early March.It is the poor light and very cold winds,I think

[@Gumardee_coins_and_banknotes]

All my roses died as it is too dry.

[@machinech183]

Most people don't care unless they are in danger of dying in the next few weeks or months. The concept of irreversible damage cascading over 20 or 30 years is well outside their practical imagination. I'm just glad I won't live to see it. I feel bad for those born that will see it. The careless don't care what happens, the hopeful pray someone does something miraculous, and the smart realize we're pretty much already screwed in regards to our way of life now.

[@HaleyMary]

I'll be well into my 60s or 70s by the time we really get to see the impact of the irreversible damage. I imagine sitting in a chair surveying the world around me and saying to the children, this is where greed has brought us. Like someone else said the people in power knew, they just didn't care. It's a selfish society we live in where the majority of people don't think that far ahead into the future. I've been called selfish for saying I don't think I want to bring children into a dying world. I think it's more selfish to pro-create and bring innocent children into the world when they, their children and grandchildren will be seeing way more devastation than we can possibly imagine.

[@lancetheking7524]

@@HaleyMary by then we would probably go to Mars and cause another global warming problem there

[@arbit3r360]

It’s not going to even take that long

[@machinech183]

@@stratosphere2323 You're correct but you really need to read more carefully. The sentence you refer to speaks to the concept of peoples practical grasp of the idea. Reading comprehension is useful.

[@luciskies]

@@HaleyMary same reason I’m not having kids 💔

[@Gothead420]

If only we would put all the $$$ blown in offensive wars into good use...like, saving humankind...

[@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869]

Like teaching critical thinking?

[@springtime4haroldinparadis615]

Gothead420. Saving humankind would require, at least in part, for us to stop having kids for awhile (e.g., randomized sterilization on a global scale to reduce population numbers over time). 😬. Good luck with that.

[@springtime4haroldinparadis615]

Papillon659. The only way to make it ethical is to make it randomized. But what do I know, 🤷‍♂️

[@springtime4haroldinparadis615]

Sean Price. He wasn't talking about throwing money at it. It's called redistribution--take money from stupid investments and invest it into other things that would be more useful and address the climate change issue. Read a book and buy a dictionary.

[@springtime4haroldinparadis615]

Papillon659 you do understand that that defies the definition of random. Then people will be able to just make whatever adjustments that they want. That's the problem, people rigging the games in their favor. The next thing that will happen is that only the rich should be able to get offspring, and then on and on it goes. Without randomization, it becomes eugenics. That's why I wrote that the only way that it could be done ethically would be to make it randomized.

[@diederick76]

I think this is the first year I killed a mosquito at the end of November. I'm living in the Netherlands. Mosquitos were usually gone in September here.

[@AzoreanProud]

Yep, for the first time Malaria carrying mosquitos are arriving to Madeira island which is technically in Europe, a matter of time to come to Iberia and rest of south Europe.

[@kenhoover1639]

Wow! That is so scary!

[@MrAstrojensen]

@@AzoreanProud Malaria is already found in Italy.

[@myplan8166]

@@MrAstrojensen tbh, it's always been.

[@rey_nemaattori]

@@AzoreanProud Malaria had been in Europe for MILLENNIA. The name is literally Italian for 'bad air', as in medieval times people realized a connection between the disease and foul smelling swamps that hosted the mosquitos.

[@solidaritytime3650]

*Saturday* Me- "I acknowledge the ability of CO2 molecules to trap heat. I acknowledge that humans are releasing billions of tons of CO2 every year. I recognize the past 150 years of peer-reviewed climate science. I agree with 98% of scientists that humans are therefore causing global warming." My parents- "The jury is still out. There's no proof" Me- "Well look here at this dat..." My parents- " *YAWN* well, I'm pooped, time for bed" *Sunday* My parents- "I believe in God the father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only begotten son." Me- "I don't have enough evidence to belie..." My parents- "WHAAAAAAT JSVDIENEBDISHDHD!!!"

[@David-dx5wz]

Tom Riddle Me- “I acknowledge that you are a clucked loser, who has been conned by the media into believing you will die from global warming.” You- “I am so offended and you are stupid because you don’t believe that scientists who are payed by the government to say that global warming is happening and we are all going to die! Like how can you not believe them they are actually being payed to say this stuff unlike conspiracies of every conservative and “climate denier” being payed by big oil.”

[@sandray7609]

@@David-dx5wz so the shills being paid are paid for by the oil companies. The scientists live off of study grants, they aren't part of the 1%. So who is being conned here? Lol

[@sandray7609]

You are absolutely right. Logical arguments don't make sense to most people though

[@anrotai9240]

@@David-dx5wz "paid" What does "clucked" mean? Your grasp of English is terrible.

[@David-dx5wz]

An Roṫaí It’s a KZbin comment not an essay.... and I meant cucked but auto correct doesn’t like that word

[@thersten]

That's ok. It won't be a problem for me. -CEOs in their mid 70's

[@lts30000]

@Siss Derella satin has already welcomed you home below.

[@lts30000]

@Siss Derella Millions will die so you say there's no God. And you say the planets warming. Try research yourself Not what they tell you Sad humans share their shit, that helps out no one but themselves. .

[@pallaciccione7885]

@Siss Derella 70% OF pollution is done by the 100 richest corporations

[@houghwhite411]

@Siss Derella Their propaganda works then. Those big corporates are shifting the blame to individuals

[@bobsmith-nb1vo]

@@pallaciccione7885 A corporation doesn't exist if no-one buys their product...

[@ThisNameIsVeryClever]

The silver lining of us wiping ourselves out is all the idiots who fought against this will end up dying too.

[@nonewherelistens1906]

Comforting. Now I can die in peace.

[@elmondhuffjr.5752]

Actually the wealthy deniers and their political allies will be in the shelters and under the domes while the rest of us are forced to deal with the consequences...

[@dansanger5340]

@@elmondhuffjr.5752 Nah, there's a limit to how much the rich can screw everyone over. Eventually you end up with the French Revolution or the Russian Revolution, and the rich and powerful end up losing their heads, literally.

[@kepspark3362]

Yep. Exactly what I thought.

[@jean-marclamothe8859]

A Witty Username everybody is going to die! So what's the point?

[@jackryan2135]

Humanity. Here for a good time but not long time!

[@user_mac0153]

Precisely.

[@grubbi5926]

Fuck yeah brother

[@glenistergrotj3022]

“So have a good time, the sun can’t shine everyday” -Trooper.

[@0xsergy]

@Juulius Caesar the good time comes from within, if you go around expecting to be amused at every turn well..it's gonna be rough

[@undertyped1]

once it becomes 2c warmer, the temperature will rapidly rise far higher. The ice caps reflect alot of sun, and if those are gone, we are gonna be like a frog in a pot filled with water, slowly boiling before we realize it.

[@jean-pierredevent970]

I fear that without the arctic ice, the now seen tendency for blocked weather patterns will even worsen and there could be almost no wind at all. Imagine two months the same burning heat until all green is replaced by yellow and dust. Then the windmills would no longer be as useful. The solar panels are also less efficient when it's very hot so all the air con would turn mostly on fossil fuel.

[@exiled_londoner]

I agree that once we hit +2C then there is no way of stopping further rises as the feedback loops will be in full swing and any so-called 'negative emissions engineering' on a global scale would require a level of political and economic stability that would be entirely absent. But the 'frog in the pan' analogy is certainly wrong and we will know all about it as our societies and our political and social systems will be collapsing around us. We will be all too well aware of what is going on, but by then it will be too late to stop it (if it isn't already).

[@thomasmaughan4798]

"The ice caps reflect alot of sun" Actually, they don't. In the northern hemisphere winter the sun never reaches the ice caps (duh). In the summer, the low angle of the sun limits how much solar insolation ever sees ice anyway.

[@exiled_londoner]

@@thomasmaughan4798 - There may be little sunlight at the poles but the ice used to stretch down to cover the Northern coasts of America and Eurasia for much of the year, which get far more sunlight. The Greenland ice-cap is also enormous, but shrinking, and Antarctica is an entire continent - not thawing as quickly as the Arctic perhaps, but still diminishing at a pace which will steadily increase as more of the surrounding ice-shelves break up and the glaciers find it easier to flow into the sea. Quibbling over the precise effect of albedo changes at the poles is like debating whether a parachute failure at five thousand feet is better than a parachute failure at seven thousand feet.

[@thomasmaughan4798]

@@exiled_londoner "but the ice used to stretch down to cover the Northern coasts of America and Eurasia for much of the year," That it did, and about a mile thick! "debating whether a parachute failure at five thousand feet is better than a parachute failure at seven thousand feet. A parachute failure at 7000 feet is better provided (1) you have a reserve chute and (2) the elevation of the ground is not itself 5000 feet or more. If the ground elevation is 5000 feet or more, then a parachute failure on arrival at ground seems harmless.

[@janiheikkinen2668]

What really gets me in climate crisis is that the climate I had growing up in 70's - 80's is gone for possibly 500,000 years depending how runaway the climate disaster gets. Few generations of people ruined the future for countless to come. And they just grab on their wealth and power and their lies, never mind anybody else or anybody coming after them.

[@Pietje_Piraat]

I see no difference in climate from the 70s,80s,90s,00s10s and now. It deels pretty much the same. Stop worrying about the global warming hoax and start enjoying

[@knifenoir]

@@Pietje_Piraat enjoy these nuts in your face bro, I’m not trying to grow up in a world that’s increasingly unsustainable for so many people

[@cezar211091]

​​@@Pietje_Piraat I rarely see snow nowadays. To be d***sional

[@mrdeanvincent]

​@@Pietje_Piraat Even if you haven't noticed the difference between the 70s and now, that is an almost incomprehensibly minuscule fraction of the human timeline. The fact that many areas have noticed changes in only 50 years is cause for alarm.

[@cousinit718]

It snows the same each decade in St Louis as it always has. Year to year may be different...decade to decade not so much. Nice try though

[@Pytor007]

This genuinely frightens me.

[@davebuchan81]

Join the rebellion. At least it feels like you are doing something - rebellion.earth/ :)

[@badsanta123]

welcome to the club

[@baxakk7374]

Hmm, everyone dies though, sooner or later. Hopefully, it will be less painful.

[@crazybabuskaman3923]

@@baxakk7374 Sadly it won't. Global Warming had been worse than it ever has. The government is trying to cover it so hard, and it's pathetic. They rather have income than to save billions of people from a global catastrophe. We people are so damn greedy, selfish and ungrateful. No wonder alien life hasn't contacted us. They know we will kill ourselves before ever inventing space travel. And if they see time differently. They will see our inevitable doom. Just enjoy your life, whatever is left of it. My generation is doomed, because of idiots that care more for a made up income, rather than saving their own planet.

[@PeaceLoveAndRico]

First days of spring destroyed my seedling that were in ground for 4 weeks. A damn near frost followed by 80 degrees and dry. Then a microburst almost took out my potted trees. Growing quality food is gonna be hard with that weather as a constant. I'm in the southwest USA.

[@jamessebela3236]

This year we had an extremely warm winter, then in late February we had 5 days of almost 80 degrees. My English walnut budded out and then we got a week of normal temperatures... Low twenties. The sap froze in the branches and they all died. The tree is still alive and it's growing new branches off the main trunk but next spring the old branches are going to have to be cut. I don't think I have enough time on this earth to see it grow back to a pretty tree.

[@Bbenkosky]

agree this will be the thing that breaks society, food and water shortages

[@kaarekulland8497]

@ja maguire Remember what they said about psychological reflexes to avoid or deny the problem? Welcome to yours.

[@wisteria6656]

I see, in south Brazil a uncommon snow destroyed some plants and higher some food inflation by 8%

[@michaelfoulkes9502]

In Ohio our spring was so cold that I had to cover our newly planted bushes 5 nights to prevent frostbite.

[@LordMichaelRahl]

Everyone should read "The Uninhabitable Earth". Instead of each other, maybe we should wage war on climate change.

[@mkmason2002]

The sun has cycles. We're leaving an 11 yr warming cycle and coming into a cooling cycle, solar cycle 25. We had one of the worst winters ever in 2018 and 2019-2020 will be much worse. It's already been snowing in Sep. and Oct. in the US. In 2019 so far we have 227 days with zero sunspots. There hasn't been a sunspot for 28 days! So how can you have global warming? If you don't understand the significance of that then you are ignorant of climate change. Wake up. You're being deceived.

[@davebalmada]

LordMichaelRahl it’s the scariest book I’ve ever read

[@nilnil7815]

@@mkmason2002 But I assume that 2019 was hotter than 1994?

[@richardcowley7346]

idiot

[@ironwoodnf]

@@mkmason2002 then why are we consistently breaking summer heat records, and why are the plains getting snow in September for it to be 105 degrees the next day. I get it it's easier to pretend it's not happening and it will be ok but take a deep breath from a tire fire and see how earth feels.

[@Ryan_Christopher]

Been raining all week in the Philippines. 30 years ago the monsoons were just gentle summer rains. Now the summers are punctuated by 50C Heat Waves, which is fatal for the crops planted in the spring. Then when the monsoons come half the time they’re accompanied by super-typhoons. So what crops do sprout get all flooded in the fields before they’re mature enough for harvest.

[@RuenUsque]

To all those who do not believe in climate change: Okay, fine, whatever, you're right. Let's not argue over whether it's happening or not, what the implications are, and all that. Could we just answer a few questions: What's wrong with cleaner air? Why is taking steps to reduce carbon emissions/air pollution a bad policy? What's wrong with cleaner water? Why is insuring our water is drinkable in the future a bad policy? What's wrong with being conservative in resource usage and management? Is the Earth a limitless resource or a limited resource? In general, if Climate Change is not real, then what do we stand to lose by taking appropriate steps to preserve the planet and it's resources?

[@henrikswanstrom9218]

​@asdf Why don't you believe climate change is occouring and that it's mostly due to human activity? Have you actually studied the climate and read the comprehensive data points? How did you come to that conclusion? Do you happen to be republican or right wing by any chance? Most people are climate change deniers because of their political tribalism and not because they're actually well versed and educated on the manner. The only thing they are educated on are the 'arguments' against climate change galvanized by fossil fuel special interest.

[@henrikswanstrom9218]

@asdf Don't listen to 'alarmists' but pay attention to what the actual scientists in the field of actual climate science are saying. Their predictions based on their data are what you should be listening to. Not what you 'think' based on your limited understanding on the matter.

[@markluxton3402]

First they are not carbon emissions. The use of the term carbon is meant to make simple people see something dirty. It is a predictive programming trick, like carbon tax and carbon footprint, etc.. Second, CO2 is not in any way pollution; it is an essential life affirming gas that is currently at very low levels historically, and which can not cause global warming. What do you stand to loose by going along with the fake science of AGW, hoping that somehow "they" will actually do something about real pollution? EVERYTHING! This scam is designed to rob the world of at least 200 trillion dollars which will do nothing for the environment but will be used, is being used, to create fascist global governance's, AKA the NWO, and the enslavement of all mankind. There is nothing wrong with wanting to protect and improve the environment. Going along with this massive scam, well proven again and again to be fraud and theft, will create exactly the opposite...further destruction of our environment.

[@mehwhyausername1]

​@@markluxton3402 "CO2 can't cause global warming". actually, that's strictly false. it is - and historically has been - a major factor on Earth's temperatures, as it's a molecule that can absorb and re-emit IR radiation. carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, and water vapor resonate when bombarded with sunlight radiation frequencies. and that resonance equates to vibration of molecules in the air / atmosphere.... which is motion... which is kinetic energy... which generates heat... and that's why it's so important that the Earth's atmosphere has greenhouse gases, because it provides temperate climate by heating the planet at the surface and in the atmosphere. just like how ozone protects us from UV, CO2 also impacts how and why we survive. but... the problem is the RATE at which these set of gases are increasing in our atmosphere (in terms of ppm) is dramaticaly increasing right now - meaning we will cause an excess in greenhouse gas density, and thus more photonic resonance, and thus warmer weather => melting of polar caps => less "white" stuff on the surface of the planet to reflect light instead of absorb light => even warmer planet => more melting of glaciers => rising sea levels => more severe flash flooding => $ trillions of infrastructural damage to coastal cities => ruin our global economy by 2050s and 2060s. not to mention that if the permafrost at high latitudes ever melts as well, it will release methane, which is like 4x worse than CO2 (in the short term -- it settles to the Earth's surface faster, though). and all of that is WITHOUT factoring in the fact that once CO2 actually finally settles from the atmosphere (after years of floating around - the stuff stays in the atmosphere forever!), it acidifies the ocean, thus doing 2 things: 1) alters the oceanic biodiversity and healthiness of organisms... you know, the organisms that we eat? and 2) the acidity tends to favor MALIGNANT blue-green algae blooms that poison the water and seafood that we eat, instead of BENIGN blue-green algae blooms (the ones that actually make the oceans healthy, trap CO2, and output O2, thus regulating the earth's atmospheric content of O2 and CO2 in a yearly cyclical manner) oh and let's not forget, that it can also have MASSIVE effects on river deltas (like the Mississippi river delta and other major global waterways), which are ALSO important economic modes of transportation of goods, and trade. as well as historically dry regions, which will experience droughts to even more extreme levels. so ya, you're just... wrong... it's not theft. it's trying to avoid a situation that's disruptive, and that could jeopardize millions of lives and cost the world trillions of dollars to repair economies and broken capital/assets

[@passdasalt]

@@mehwhyausername1 Well said. I was going to answer but you did it for me.

[@ExNihil0]

The insanity in the comments is proof that this is going to be unavoidable.

Insanity? What a convenient dismissal. You should say heresy instead. More fitting.

[@mancaveandgaragedesignsrec1492]

Cole not relevant

[@Zucchinna]

@:Robert-Francis : Sullivan. wow.....you are really bad at this

[@MrB1923]

Nobody question the religion. Climate blasphemours!

[@rexcassidy]

TheGalmo blogs are all they got because when you involve actual science and observations the denialism doesn’t hold up.

[@ckmay]

we have the ability to fix our ways, we just aren't doing anything

[@henryholt1359]

We are hardwired to feather our nest and our family nests, this is a disaster/explotation on a global scale,we may have the ability but we are not for this reason.

[@chicxulub2947]

But that's because the technology wasn't available until now

[@BobAg_]

@@jangabrielluus2320 It was too late in 2019 too, and probably was in 2009. At this point we're just making things worse. In 2021 we're only now seeing the effects in the oceans of emissions from the 60's and 70's. Even if we stopped emitting right now globally, we would still be in a world of shit well into the next century. At this point it's like using a water pistol to stop a rolling train: Sure, it'll stop eventually, but it's going to carry right on going for such a long time that it's completely irrelevant to anyone alive today. Whatever we do now, it isn't going to prevent what's coming. But we need to make the changes now so our great grandchildren have the chance of a decent life.

[@NickDonnetelli]

It's worse than what they're telling you: 2023 was 1.48C above pre-industrial. Jan. of 2024 was 1.66C, Feb. was 1.77C & we should be getting March's avg. global temp. in a few days. but based on Capernicus data site I estimate it will be 1.83C, April 1.89C, May 1.94C and June 2024 will be 2C! It's rising that fast because air temperatures are rising in lockstep with rising ocean temps due to slowing ocean circulation.

[@lsuzicosbw644]

The wildfires here have begun.

[@Spacemonkeymojo]

What did it turn out to be?

[@davebb36]

People argue about climate change. I’ve been on this earth for 50 years. I have seen it first hand. I remember what the weather was like. Its changed drastically

[@cpufreak101]

I've been alive only 19 years and I can definitely tell things changed from when I was younger. Tornadoes used to be rare here, now there's three in one storm.

[@medexamtoolscom]

Definitely had more snow back in the 80s, I can tell you that.

[@greg20067]

for the better i know less floods, less tornadoes

[@mattizzle81]

It is radically different in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In my childhood in winter it used to snow, a lot. White Christmas was pretty much a given most of the time. This was in the 1980s. It is a lot milder in winter there now. It rains on Christmas more often than not. Spring heat waves are more common. Never in my childhood did it get to tropical 30C temps in early March. It did recently. Doesn't seem like a distaster but definitely not the same either.

[@mattbarkley6971]

mattizzle Soda radically different in Canada huh? Can you tell me why all five of the Great Lakes were frozen this year? First time since 1979.

[@okayso1747]

Removing advocates of Oil Industry and fossil fuel industries should be seen as an act of heroism to humanity.

[@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869]

So you advocate murder? Those who convince you to believe absurdity, will convince you to commit atrocity.

[@springtime4haroldinparadis615]

Keith Schricker. Why are you surprised that someone would advocate it? It isn't absurd to address how to handle those people who are a threat with the consequence of death. However, it's violent, and that requires a level of fortitude that most (including myself) could never muster. That is why this planet is going to die: Sadly, the small number of people who are subhuman will not be taken out by those who make up the followers making up the greater population.

[@andi2658]

that includes you, ironically, simply because you're using those things. Your electricity? your gas? all those goods you purchased for your daily needs, all of them needs those too so? how about start from yourself instead of thinking 'its a separate entity from me, just those lobbyist, them only problem solved!'

[@springtime4haroldinparadis615]

Cthulhu. There is truly only so much a person, one who isn't a titan of industry, can do. Sure, individual choice is important, but can everyone purchase an electric car, or significantly affect how they get their electrical use if they have an apartment or live on the street? No, the answer is no, and you know better than that. While I am sure that you could go off on a tangent regarding how those two things (vehicles choice and electrical sources) are a choice, they aren't; not unless you are able to pay for more options. You know better. Most people can't affect how products are produced and how energy is extracted, other than not buying petrol, which you know is not a feasible option unless there is a less costly alternative. It does comes down to individual actions? Sure, duh. However, there are some people who have more impact than millions of citizens combined. Cheney, DeVos and her siblings, the Saudi's,..., many of these folk, these uber powerful people, could affect climate change in a big way. They choose not to do so. For whatever their reason(s), they remain parasites, extracting the wealth they can while they still live on the same planet as the rest of us. They don't care. And since we live in a petrol-based system of high income difference, where wealth is the best predictor of the ability to do things, it is what it is. But.....that doesn't mean we have to help these folks when they are eventually they and their families are slaughtered by the masses for their greed.

[@evolve101]

Let's stop talking and dismantle those industries then.. Humans as a whole. How do we begin? ;)

[@kjh311]

"We're not gonna make it, people I mean." "It's in your nature to destroy yourselves." -T2

[@mikementzer9292]

Come with me if you want to live

[@brokkoliomg6103]

@@mikementzer9292 Where?

[@dfinlen]

Da Da Du Duuun ... Da Da Du Duuun ...

[@dfinlen]

Your clothes, give them to me.

[@TheMariana29]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJvPdGNog9h8qpI

[@dreamhollow]

It's amazing that we're having some of the worst storms we've had in decades, if not centuries, and people STILL don't believe this is happening. Pay attention.

[@immortes]

Not to mention covid.

[@ohcrikey9560]

If they're the worst storms we've had in decades, doesn't that suggest that things aren't getting worse? Because we've seen these storms before. Many years ago. And we're still here.

[@kurohikes5857]

Lol! 2 degrees ain't gonna be where it stops. This catastrophe is coming faster than predicted... Like a lot faster...

[@kelvinham8576]

Unfortunately 5c or more is likely.

[@csbaca1]

I'm curious, where did you get your data?

[@nshea3286]

Why would this make you laugh out loud.

[@csbaca1]

@@stevenalleman9884 copy that...thanks

[@scottstrand1874]

I hope you are wrong but believe you are absolutely right.

[@TheSilverGate]

Trace down the deniers issue and you'll get money in politics at the very root of the problem.

[@MelaninMagdalene]

Don’t deny the chemtrails either. They too will fail.

[@anaxa4883]

Trace down the "money in politics" issue enough and you'll find that capitalism itself is the problem. You can't get the money out of politics in capitalism.

[@edwingobel6358]

Curt Christensen Track down the roots of „global warming fanatics“ and you get actual scientists

[@edwingobel6358]

Cosmin Costea You do realize that the coal industry for example has a big lobby, which invests millions into politics?

[@suzjensen3844]

If we are to have a chance at halting climate change and coping then our economic blueprint needs to change and that seems unlikely in this country. Money is God and everything has a price and those who are at the top are the ones who rape, pillage and plunder all to make their way to the top. Trump is perfect example of what these "top people" are. We make the mistake of assuming that because these people have money that they are also intelligent and compassionate. If Trump is good for nothing else he is an education of humans mistake of assigning all that is good to people who are rich.

[@giorgialadashvili4771]

6 years ago this man was criticized as an alarmist and a doomer. Yet today, his predictions seem to be on point, unfortunately.

[@joncoda365]

But my corporate overlords say that climate change isn't a problem. For them... So, guess I'll just go to work and die when they tell me to.

[@fergusmoffat8926]

You create your own reality , if you want to be a slave you can

[@joncoda365]

Fergus Moffat your own ‘reality’ might not reflect actually reality. One you can create, the other you cannot.

[@fergusmoffat8926]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/apO9dWpnfLSAsLs listen to this my friend , you can have anything you want@@joncoda365

[@loki475]

live free or die...

[@joncoda365]

Loki live free and die. You can avoid the death part.

[@nannyoggsally]

Finally someone who talks about the real consequences of climate change: wars, conflicts, mass migrations, crop failures, famines. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_security

Finally? These claims are only rehashed claims that were being made in the 30's. Fires, extreme heat, massive droughts, melting ice in the arctic.

[@nannyoggsally]

@ all things that are happening for some reason...

[@theimmortal4718]

So every year in history, pretty much

[@Mariomario-gt4oy]

'mass migrations" lmao. Those words were never used. Also does that include white Americans too?.. He literally said we should be open to it

[@Philitron128]

@@panaccoman do you have any evidence for your claims?

[@WeaponizedPanda]

And right after the video was done, a car commercial - no joke. We're doomed.

[@jeffreyevans9431]

What's a commercial ?

[@jimmycakes7158]

You still drive

[@Kate-zl3zl]

Three times a day we can help the environment by eating plant-based.

[@S0ulinth3machin3]

@@Kate-zl3zl screw plant based. The solution is cannibalism.

[@eddiechestnuts1588]

@@S0ulinth3machin3 u know eating humans will lead to all humans dying right the human body isn’t able to break down the thickness of another humans meat

[@peterjol]

most problems could be solved simply by making it financially worthwhile for people to SHARE the jobs we can agree we NEED to have done and working much LESS....no more of a world where everyone is working and doing anything FOR money but a world SHARING the work we NEED.

[@Harley002]

Ah yes, but to most americans the concept of sharing and caring sound too much like socialism, and the corporations that actually run the american government have spent decades and billions of dollars indoctrinating the american populace that socialism is the same as communism, in order to scare people into continuing to vote against their best interests. Corporations dont care about anything more than next quarter’s profits, and so as long as trying to do something about climate change remains unprofitable, the most influential corporations will continue to work behind the scenes to ensure our governments continue to do nothing

[@danielstokker]

@@Harley002 this comming from a european to much socialism doesnt work either the fine balance within democracy is needed democratic socialism is what america needs BADLY

[@Harley002]

@@danielstokker Yes I agree very much

[@Anomalyy666]

Then do it

[@LK-pc4sq]

yes, that is called predatory capatalization strange concept? sure thing.

[@TheBeardedDoog]

I used to be skeptical of global warming. Then the richest people in the world started selling their ocean front property and buying farmland in Canada and Siberia.

[@IizUname]

Lol what?

[@bobmathieson987]

And big time here in New Zealand!

[@badradish2116]

yet coastal insurance remains the same. the insurance companies must not have heard the word yet.

[@TheBeardedDoog]

@@badradish2116 weird.. just goes to show they're not as smart as "scientists"

[@valerierodger7700]

@@badradish2116 Coastal insurance remains the same where? Alaska? Along the east coast, they continue to rise. The states with the highest increases in premium rates are on the coast. If I recall correctly, flood insurance for coastal properties is supposed to rise something like 18% again next year, and you have to buy separate hurricane or windstorm Insurance. Then again, that's just what I read in insurance publications. What the hell would they know?

[@devonnemarcove5104]

I think, once the Amazon is gone and destroyed, Mother Earth is going to fry humans like rotten eggs. Too bad the innocent animals will also have to suffer too. We deserve it. They don't.

[@jumpingeezus5080]

Devonne Marcove True.

[@mkmason2002]

We are coming into solar cycle 25, a global cooling cycle. Prepare, buy a blanket.

[@Uknown76]

@@mkmason2002 shut your ignorant ass up

[@Sklir942]

And then mother earth will become the dry planet she was before And i dont want that to happen!!

[@ngokko1151]

Devonne Marcove innocent 72 billion land animals and 2 trillion fish are already suffering and murdered every year thanks to us humans.. and what’s even worse is animal agriculture has one of the worst impacts on climate change. Let’s not forget the other billions of animals dying during deforestation, poaching, fur and skin industry, or the “pets” that are tortured and killed etc etc.. We’re not only killing them we’re also killing ourselves. It’s really fucked up if you think about it lol

[@ElectricBikeReview]

Very well communicated, thank you :)

[@jonothandoeser]

The Earth has already been 2° hotter in past centuries

[@chrisclimate]

I wish you could do an updated version of this! With what we know now, all described scenarios have become much more likely and horrific 😳

[@alonys]

2050? 36 deg Celsius in Germany last summer. Days and days of such heat and in most buildings and public transportation there is no air conditioning. Summer here used to be 25-27 deg. Things are already nuts.

[@jmccann6735]

Jesus man, and this year the floods destroyed so much in your country. My condolences to your nation ❤

[@problemsolver3254]

@@jmccann6735 44 deg

[@SuperIAmSamiAm]

I worry considerably for my nephews. They are the generation who will be left to clear our mess up.

[@User-jr7vf]

They'll be on Mars by then.

[@johnlarrabee6630]

@@User-jr7vf Doubtful

[@MafiaFLairBeatz]

Mars has no resources, so few super-elites who would get there(by killing the earth faster) would soon die after civilisation collapse on earth, getting no supplies of oxygen, water or food.

[@aishwariyasweety2433]

The mess is actually right now.

[@ytsm]

Don't panic. Please focus on REAL environmental isdues, such as polluted oceans. I used be like yiu, so there's no shame in it. But please please explore this topic further and discover what an evil con this really is. I wish you well mate.

[@zatar123]

4.3 degrees Celsius by 2100 is really rather optimistic. I'm fully expecting a full 5 degrees Celsius by 2050. Because of all the feedback loops that are already starting up. And the fact that the people who really run the world seem to be fully committed to preserving the status quo and protecting their profits no matter how fucked up the world gets.

[@K_-_-_-_K]

And humanity falls because greed got the better of us.

[@darinhitchings7104]

Read my reply above if you like. The feedback loops are the whole story. Every projection I've seen so far has guessed low as a result... feedback causes curvature. We're being thrown a crazy curve ball and we're busy playing politics instead of attempting to swing...

[@Pietje_Piraat]

5 or 7 degrees will be not a problem at all. Dont be afraid. That is what they want you to be.

[@K_-_-_-_K]

@@Pietje_Piraat sarcasm?

[@SayAhh]

@@K_-_-_-_K Probably a denier. People don't joke about the end of humanity as we know it. Also, 7 degrees F = approx. 4 degrees C, but 7 degrees C = 12.6 degrees F. If they meant 7 degrees C increase will be fine then they are out of their mind.

[@agustinreyes6111]

My wife is pregnant and climate change has made this pregnancy extremely stressful because I can't help to think about world my son will grow up. This video is so much depressing because 4° seems inevitable.

[@blindjohn2969]

Raise him to cherish the earth

[@Kira1Lawliet]

Hate to say it, but the only responsible thing to do is not have kids. Not only because they're an added strain on the population at this point, but also because they won't grow up in a good world. This problem isn't going to get solved. An optimist will tell you otherwise, but it's just not going to happen. Within the next century, I'll be surprised if there's more than a straggling remnant of humanity left. No child should be growing up in this time. They only have misery to look forward to in the long term.

[@ravoi8195]

@@Kira1Lawliet To be such a defeatist about this issue isn't the right way to think about climate change. Our world has advanced so much in the past 100 years (whether that be good or bad) and there's no telling if or when we are fucked over by climate change and pollution. The only way to beat this issue is to be optimistic about the future and take it into our own hands to change the path we're going down.

[@Kira1Lawliet]

@@ravoi8195 I mean, I really hope you're right, but all the evidence I've seen throughout my life indicates that we're doomed. Even if you get the citizenry of every nation on board with stopping climate change, all the ruling powers of the world are diametrically opposed to solving the problem, because the steps that they would need to take to solve the problem runs counter to the profit of the moneyed interests that have attached themselves to world governments through a kind of unholy symbiosis. As long as the people in power who make the decisions in society are A) opposed to taking the steps to stop climate change for fear of their own interests, b) unwilling to sacrifice their own edge in their competition with other sovereign powers, or c) too bogged down in deliberation and bureaucratic gum-ups to actually do anything quickly enough, then it doesn't matter. If it were twenty or thirty years ago, I would say that the people of the world would be able to make a difference even if our corporations and governments refuse to change, but I think we've passed that threshold now. We've already crossed a red line in terms of there being certain impacts of climate change that are now totally unstoppable no matter what actions we take now. We can try to mitigate the cataclysms that are to come, but I have very little faith that even that will be accomplished. Very few things short of shutting down the entire planet's operations would significantly reverse the effects of climate change now, and that's never going to happen. I try as hard as I can to be an optimist, but the last couple decades of my life have laid bare the fact that human beings are largely too greedy or too lazy to get done what needs to get done. You might call me a fatalist, but I think at this stage it's almost naive to be anything else. In order to believe climate change will be fixable, you literally have to believe not just that a miracle will happen, but that a whole host of miracles will happen.

[@ravoi8195]

@@Kira1Lawliet It's not the time to throw in the towel and be so adamant on our fate. Humanity has evolved so much in the last century in terms of our technological improvements. While some of it was for the worse, we have the opportunity to find better alternatives or even new constructs that may help deviate our path from total catastrophe. While I may be grasping at straws, I think that's all we can do outside of helping reduce our carbon footprint in our day to day lives.

[@TexasGodot]

Definitely not gonna have kids because sad truth is that we aren’t gonna fix this and I wouldn’t want my kids to experience the hell thats coming

[@Vlado709]

That's what they want. Don't worry there will be plenty low IQ persons to inherit the earth after you give up!

[@TexasGodot]

ᚹᛚᚨᛞᛁᛗᛁᚱ ᛊᛏᚨᚢᚲᛟᚹ were you born with a tinfoil hat on your head or did you grow into it

[@Vlado709]

@@TexasGodot you are weakling. Just curl up in your hollow and give up.

[@PsychonautSaiyan]

Cole Panacci Who would even dare to have your 7-8 kids? No one should want to inherit that ugly ass pasty face of yours....

[@cpufreak101]

@@TexasGodot that literally is the intro to Idiocracy, I'm not even surprised anymore

[@olympictreehugger]

“negative emissions technology” dont ya mean TREES

[@Paul-ou1rx]

Yes, Co2 loving trees and plants that create oxygen which is needed for all living things on earth.

[@rashidkhwaja959]

Trees in their current form aren't good enough. They'd have to be super genetically engineered to capture 50+ times more carbon than they currently capture. More likely it'll be something like huge kites that use solar energy to capture carbon

[@Paul-ou1rx]

@@rashidkhwaja959 I like that idea. Carbon catching kites so we can burn the captured carbon. It's the cycle of life!

[@henrihamalainen300]

Trees only capture the carbon for a while. When tree dies bacteria and fungi release the carbon back into the cycle. The fossile carbon layers were formed because during that time the bacteria and fungi had not yet evolved to use dead plants as sustenance. We have been burning so much coal and oil that trees are in no way enough to reverse the effect and so we need the tech to capture carbon from air...

[@cryora]

There's no such thing as negative emissions. Either you are emitting CO2 or you are not. There isn't a special chemical that when releases into the environment will instantly annihilate CO2 the way antiparticles annihilate particles. Now if you're thinking producing anti-CO2, that probably won't be developed until the next millennium that is if we get there without total societal collapse and losing most of our scientific knowledge and technology with it. Even if we do invent anti-CO2 in mass quantities, chances are, they will be used for developing technologies more destructive than hydrogen bombs, and when used for clearing CO2, you have to think about the energy the annihilation events will emit into the environment. Plus CO2 isn't the only culprit global warming. There are other things. What I propose is putting chemicals into the atmosphere that will decrease its reflectivity to IR radiation, thereby allowing radiation trapped on the surface of the Earth to escape. Think of it like changing the mirror reflectivity of the resonant cavity's output coupler of a laser oscillator. Kind of like Q-switching, but slower and more sustained.

[@FacelessProjects]

Climate change is basically the worst type of problem that could face humans with brains such as we have. We're simply not set up to truly care about abstract, long-term dangers such as this. Even sensible libertarians need to get on board with the fact that this is an area in which government intervention is crucial if we actually want to get ahead of this.

[@jpe1]

James Valaitis “sensible libertarians” are at best unicorns, if not outright oxymorons... I agree with your assessment that climate change is a problem that few people can think clearly about, and even fewer take action. Because of that extreme difficulty for any individuals to effectively fight climate change I think climate change is inevitable and within 100 years will be significant enough that human population will decline to fewer than 200M people.

[@riftis2210]

As a libertarian(ish) person, I 100% agree.

[@Chiungalla79]

@@panaccoman How do you call "bullshit science" nearly every scientist on the planet agrees upon? Science! How do you call people that call science bullshit science because the truth is inconvenient for them? ...

[@Chiungalla79]

@asdf Nuclear devastation to a certain degree might be a huge problem for 1-2 generations ... a runaway greenhouse effect is going to become worse and worse and worse... but of course we could also bomb this world into complete oblivion. But the origional point wasn't worst outcome but worst problem. So you didn't even understand what he wrote and still you answered...

[@FacelessProjects]

​@asdfYou misunderstand what I mean to say when I use the term "worst type of problem". I am referring to the human inability to conceptualise the issue, not how much of an impact it will have.

[@Hondeer]

Shout out to the PNW, USA which smashed all heat records this summer multiple times (2021) and the Willamette Valley Oregon which is sitting at what would be a HOT Eastern WA Summer. We're 15-20ºF ABOVE normal for the last few months.

[@boogathon]

Factually wrong.

[@littledidyouknowthis543]

Holy shit. I'm preparing for the apocalypse at this point.

[@spinLOL533]

LindseyNicole Alaska or mid Australia?

[@memes_4_u13]

It's over:/

[@mkmason2002]

Let me explain in simple terms why global warming is such utter bullsh*t. As sunspots diminish {as they are now, 198 spotless days so far this yr} so do solar winds, as heat energy from sunspots causes increased winds, a lack of energy {sunspots} causes less wind. Less wind means it can't stop cosmic rays and cosmic rays cause massive cloud nucleation, {cloud formation} which causes rain, which causes floods, which destroys crops, which causes famine, which causes disease which causes death. Cloud nucleation also reflects the sun's heat energy back to the sun causing global cooling which causes snow, which causes flooding, which destroys crops,.....well you get the picture. Cosmic ray photons also cause the silica-rich magma chamber in volcanoes to erupt and causes earthquakes. This is why we are now seeing so many of both. The four magnetic solar fields are waning which causes further cooling. Global warming is a govt TAXATION SCHEME. Our atmosphere has 0.04% CO2. 95% of all CO2 is produced in the oceans by algae. We are entering solar cycle 25, a cooling cycle, which should last at least 40 years. Someday you're gonna wish global warming was back. The Grand Solar Minimum begins this winter 2020. Prepare accordingly.

[@johnmccarthy7195]

I only hear religious people use that term and they are the ones who basically made this happen.

[@johnmccarthy7195]

@@mkmason2002 I think you have no idea what you.are talking about. it just so happens your correct but everyone else is wrong.

[@hondaguy9153]

I don't turn away because of the horrifying consequences, I turn away because regardless of the horrifying consequences, so few people care and most of them don't even believe that it's happening even though it's right in front of our eyes. I'll keep using my electric car, voting for people who want to make a difference and doing what I can to lower my personal impact but it's really hard to keep having conversations with people that just don't care and think science is a sham.

[@RussCR5187]

On the other hand, we don't fight climate disruption because we expect to win. We fight climate disruption because we are all in this together. Because we care about our children, or communities, and all living things. Because in the end, no matter what, we will be able to look back without regret and know that it was time well spent.

[@hondaguy9153]

@B. Rippy I'm reducing my personal impact and the impact my family has. I don't think it will change anything in the long run because there's still assholes like you around and there's massive corporations/factories/mining/drilling that are causing 70% of the problem. By all means, keep trying to belittle people for trying to be part of the solution though. 👏

[@larrysherk]

People DO care. I DO care. This particular piece of science IS a sham! Why do we take SO LONG to see through these lies.

[@hondaguy9153]

@asdf weather is not climate. Quit being ignorant and spreading that bullshit propaganda. The atmosphere, on average, has warmed up. The oceans, on average, have warmed up and increase in acidification. 13 of the hottest years on record happened between 2000 and 2016 and each one was hotter than the last record. I haven't looked at the data for the last 2 and 1/2 years but I'm willing to bet that we've had more record-breaking heat in those last two and a half years.

[@hondaguy9153]

@@larrysherk I'm not really sure what you mean. This video is a sham? Climate change is a sham?

[@michelleespino9814]

I don’t know about you guys but I trust the oil lobbies have the best interests of our planet at heart 😂😂

[@joaidane]

Good one!!! Can't stop laughing.

[@mattbarkley6971]

Michelle Espino and I don’t know about you but I trust these climate alarmists like Bill Nye and Al Gore have the best interests of our planet at heart when they fly their jets across the country and live in their million dollar mansions across the coasts😂

[@michelleespino9814]

Wow how original! Where did you get that from Fox News??? 😜 No its not the oil companies its Al Gore who is ruining our planet. This problem is on an industrial level not an individual level. I am so sorry that you have been lied to. The people that have repeated this talking point and lead to you repeating it again are pushing an agenda and trying to divert attention away from the big polluters who line their pockets to the people who are threatening polluters and actually fighting to save our planet. And obviously the big companies that will continue to make billions in profits from maintaining the status quo are doing a great job at convincing people just like you that climate activists are the real problem.

[@mattbarkley6971]

Michelle Espino typical dogma from someone who has no idea what they are talking about and can’t educate themselves on the issues. I feel sorry for you being so gullible. And yes, Al Gore and Bill Nye are indeed ruining the planet with their carbon taxes. Just an elaborate scam for your ilk here. Tell us why the planet was warmer for 95% of its existence than what we are going through now. Tell us why ice in the Arctic is growing. Tell us why the Great Lakes, all five of them were frozen solid? Tell us why New York City isn’t completely underwater by the year 2000? Your climate alarmists put this information out there and they lie on every single prediction. That’s right, you can’t tell us anything. You aren’t a scientist.

[@mattbarkley6971]

Michelle Espino why was there MORE CO2 on the planet before us humans populated the planet? Global warming is nothing but a hoax

[@bargdaffy1535]

Checking in from April 2024 and we are already almost to 2.0C already, 1.5 to 1.7C Global Temp Anomalies posted for the last 12 Months and that is after they moved to 1850 to 1900 as the baseline, so add at least another 0.3C to those. They are now not just moving the Goalposts anymore, they are changing how Wide the Goal Posts are.

[@everythingmatters6308]

4.3 degrees Celsius means extinction. Stop worrying about the monetary cost!!!!

[@mtn1793]

Exactly! The ironic thing is every penny spent on combatting global warming is part of the best investments ever made in human history.

[@blader3]

If we die off before we feel the effects then it's not our problem - Boomers.

[@kirstinstrand6292]

Please add all Politicians, Lobbyists and Congress to that statement of fact,

[@debraperez7171]

Hey, Sunshine. Not all "boomers " are who you want them to be. Who the hell were the people in the streets demanding environmental change and getting the EPA? Get out there. I'm with you. Just need someone to push my wheelchair these days.

[@robertjonker8131]

I blame everybody else but myself for climate change even tho i have 20 electronic devices and i buy the new iPhone Every year -millenials. Everybody act like they care for climate change until you need to change your lifestyle. Stop blaming others and start with yourself

[@lexluther3066]

Boomers are most of the scumbags running our country. The most psychotic generation EVER.

[@blackswan1983]

Right?! My dad actually votes for whoever will be the most "entertaining" now that he's in his 70s. I lost a bit of respect for him when he said that.

[@cmc5207]

I live in America, where every fact is met with "Nah uh". If I told you my profile picture was taken by me, these people would say it wasnt. They rebel against everything. That's all they know. They need proof to believe you, and if it doesn't jive with their beliefs, they don't believe you. If only the consequences hurt them instead of everybody.

[@pallaciccione7885]

Wow,just like kids in elementary school

[@rameshg2717]

We already are in a cycle of destruction. Floods in winter, forest fires in summer and crop failures in between. Things are gonna be tough

[@anthonymorris5084]

Sure, because there has never been a crop failure, flood in winter, or a forest fire in summer ever in all of history. History didn't begin the day you were born.

[@nsbd90now]

@@anthonymorris5084 What a dumb comment.

[@PetarStamenkovic]

With so much blatant lies and wilful ignoring of truth and reality it is hard to believe this guy is one of the few that are genuine and honest.

[@davebalmada]

All of our knowledge...technology... Music, poems, books, science.... All of that will be lost forever once we go extinct. That's very sad. And all of the millions of species of living things on this beautiful planet as well... I started reading this author's book but it's just too emotionally draining to think how awful the future will be like. I'm vegan and make my part but damn...

[@AvangionQ]

Global warming is bigger than your part ... this is going to take collective action, don't let corporations make you think it's about individual responsibility ~ that's not enough ... www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/jul/10/100-fossil-fuel-companies-investors-responsible-71-global-emissions-cdp-study-climate-change + www.theguardian.com/environment/true-north/2017/jul/17/neoliberalism-has-conned-us-into-fighting-climate-change-as-individuals

[@t-bone9239]

I don’t think humanity will go extinct. Humans are pretty adaptive so I think even in the worst case there would be populations that can survive

[@davebalmada]

@@t-bone9239 Hopefully you are right but there have been other subspecies of humans before and they all went extinct. We praise our technology so much but we still rely on natural climate patterns for food production and water. You take that out of the equation and our demise is imminent.

[@t-bone9239]

@@davebalmada I mean humans survived during the Ice Ages and all kinds of extreme weather conditions in the past. That’s why I think that no matter how bad it gets, there will still be some humans left somewhere . Maybe not a lot, because certainly many will die and many areas will get uninhabitable.

[@davebalmada]

@@t-bone9239 Homo sapiens survived, but many other human species did not survive different changes to their environment. I do believe we are quite more resistant and adaptable, but I just hope we don't get to a point of living like the characters in Bladerunner 2049.

[@joeldenring]

I think we are in a simulation and we are failing right now.

[@craz5634]

omg im not the only one

[@joeldenring]

@@craz5634 Haha. One of us!

[@koka1571]

this level of procrastination is a college student's dream

[@rivolinho]

If we could flip a switch, and suddenly live in a world where every nation and their peoples were united behind attacking this problem with all their collective resources.....it would still be an enormous challenge bordering on the impossible. In this divided, war ravaged hot mess of a world we do actually live in......its already game over.

[@gabrielbarbosa7882]

@sheparddog117 The worst case scenario is so bad that the only reasonable plan would be to suicide before it happens.

[@gabrielbarbosa7882]

@sheparddog117 I meant that the worst case scenario sounds so bad that no amount of individual planning would be effective.

[@e-Multiverse]

Thank you David Wallace-Wells

[@karthikkarunakaranmenon6785]

Wow... What a well put together phrase to give a punch on the face telling every being on the planet on the issues of the current path ahead.... This is something that the World leaders should talk about... And we still have only the experts talking.... No wonder the agreements being signed are never even considered in reality by the respective nations... We have already started feeling this today considering the making of this video 2years back...

[@jackuzi8252]

So in a way, Malthus was right. The Green Revolution let us produce enough food for the population to grow over 7 billion. But we didn't understand what the long-term impact of providing 7 billion with that food, plus electricity, plus transportation, would have on the environment.

[@grumpystiltskin]

I'm also concerned about the people who deny that nuclear power exists and can be cheaper than wind solar or fossil fuels. Also immensely safer. Denying nuclear power is just as outrageous as denying climate change.

[@jeremyripton]

Tell Chernobyl and Japan.

[@donaldduck830]

@@jeremyripton Look at Chernobyl today: there are the most awesome deer in all of Europe. Migratory birds have a problem, but all the residential animals have adapted. Trees are growing everywhere, it is becoming a really impressive natural habitat.

[@leealexander3507]

My horse needs to learn to live in the house then. He can't be left out in that.

[@thejoelrooganexplosion2400]

You'll prob end up needing to get you and your horse a shotgun

[@leealexander3507]

@@thejoelrooganexplosion2400 There are more than one, but the one who is a he, meaning he would fit your description, is extremely good at defending himself. He is well armed with hooves and teeth and knows how to use them. The ones who would be described as foals, translation; baby horses, are the ones who are vulnerable. They are not old enough to handle a weapon unsupervised.😜

[@leealexander3507]

@@thejoelrooganexplosion2400 However, a shotgun will not provide defense against severe weather conditions and natural disasters. The one I care very much about is my stallion who is my companion animal rather than a dog or cat.

[@thejoelrooganexplosion2400]

@@DrCooch I just want some chicken for dayz!

[@LANBobYonson]

We're not doomed but we should be worried and we should do all we can to help. Remember when people went around spreading awareness that there's only 1% fresh water left in the world so we all need to save our water when the issue wasn't actually that big? Climate change is like that except the issue is actually scary big. However with new and old scientists coming into the field with preventing climate change and global warming as their main interest there is a possibility that we CAN curb this while still going on with our lives. We just need to find solutions. For example 71% of the earth is water and pretty much none of us are living in or on it. I'm not an expert so I don't know if we can make it realistically inhabitable but just a thought. The climate will get worse for everyone on earth but humanity will hopefully stay on the same curve it's on and continue to get better. This threat will hopefully wake everyone up and everyone on earth will realize we have to stick together if we want to survive as a species.

[@RedCrusaderArc]

The crazy thing is that when you meet a climate change denier you already know their political affiliation and religious views.

[@p.p.8624]

You also know they have a higher chance of being reasonable and measured. Smart people don’t call incomplete data, science.

[@RedCrusaderArc]

@@p.p.8624 It's pretty simple. Just feed past C02 levels into climate models and check their predictions with past temperature readings to check the validity of climate computer models. Unfortunately these climate change deniers are dumb AF. They don't even know what the greenhouse effect is and they don't even know how much CO2 is being generated.

[@p.p.8624]

If climate change was consequential, as is claimed by the zealots, then they would have spent the last few decades advocating for nuclear energy; the only effective and realistic option.

[@RedCrusaderArc]

@@p.p.8624 You can debate the solution, but not the problem. We can make a deal. Let's build two glass boxes and leave them in the sun. Then fill one up with CO2. If the one with CO2 has a higher temperature then we get to shoot every climate change denier. If the one without CO2 has a higher temperature we get to shoot every climatologist. Of course climate change deniers will never take that deal, because even they know they are dishonest trolls.

[@p.p.8624]

@@RedCrusaderArc that’s not incorrect, but we don’t know if that is actually happening here. If the climate scientists believe that what you say is true, would they not be screaming for the only viable non cO2 alternative?

[@AB-fr5lg]

So long, and thanks for all the fish!

[@leohorishny9561]

42 motherfucjers! And don't forget your towel!

[@bjb7587]

If we're lucky, the Volgons will arrive first and end our suffering.

[@crazybabuskaman3923]

@@bjb7587 LMAO, I wish. But we will die by killing ourselves. Not surprised aliens don't contact us. We are so goddammit stupid, other species don't want to have to do anything with us.c

[@marajevomanash]

Fish and chips.

[@TREMILBERG]

2 degrees in 2050? If (when!) the Arctic ice melts, we could experience several degrees abrupt climae change within much less than ten years.

[@donaldduck830]

Correction: The Arctic ice cover has drastically increased recently. This year they had to add another meter thickness to their charts and also the reach has increased. It is generally expected that a lot of snow fields in Canada and other places will stay into next winter, essentially kickstarting new glaciers if it stays as cold as it is. Even if this were not the case, according to old climate data we are still at the lower end of warm temperatures, two degrees warming would not be any problem at all. 6 degrees would be a return to the old optimum. Only if it went beyond that we might see problems.

[@acutechicken5798]

@@donaldduck830 And do you have evidence for your claim?

[@donaldduck830]

@@acutechicken5798 Check out the Danish institute that monitors the sea ice. 6 degrees is the number from the Eocene climate OPTIMUM. For current cold and snow cover I can just look out the window/watch current news and see records broken globally.

[@rugbyguy59]

@@donaldduck830 Danes seem to have it pretty low ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/plots/icecover/osisaf_nh_iceextent_daily_5years_en.png Yes... Growing to one of the lowest extents in 1450 years

[@ironcurtainsteve]

could we at least start to paint all artificial surfaces white?

[@celinak5062]

+

[@tedbaloogafakename3659]

Just roofs

[@daanw6270]

Or maybe reduce our meat consumption. Seems like an easy step and would have a massive impact on deforestation, habitat loss and methane emissions by cattle. Especially beef. Cutting beef from your diet is easy to do and if enough people do it can have massive impact on the speed of global warming.

[@BobHoward-g6t]

The two best times to start fighting these outcomes are: 30+ years ago, and today

[@acard1985]

It's rare to find someone who still thinks between all the doomers. Good job

[@Gigachad101-i8g]

Everyone's talking about burning Fossil fuels But nobody's talking where the tasty Beef comes from 🙂

[@enricod.7198]

@Miller Time america uses like 5 times the soild it uses for people...for kattle. You guys are really out of your mind down there and it's actually super worrying. Between soild, air and water devastation you need to account 80% of antibiotics used for kattle in the wrong way (like to prevent disease) and all those chemicals that remain in the animal from the crop. Plus too much meat (especially red meat) is a no go for colon cancer etc. I do eat meat, but I try to eat it less and less. Seeying how the average american consumes about 350kg of meat anually (like wtf 1kg a day? I don't even eat 1kg of food in one day), our only hope is lab grown meat. Like 96% less water, 98% less co2, no animal cruelty (which releases hormones into the meat and creats health issues), 96% less land use and no crop at all as well as no antibiotics at all. That is the future and we need it more than ever.

[@enricod.7198]

@Miller Time oh we'll gonna be backpedaling so fast as things go down don't worry..they want to expand, wait until millions start to die in the next decades

[@widodoakrom3938]

Fossil fuels contribute 75-80 % global emissions

[@prussianowl233]

@@enricod.7198 Agreed, people should eat less meat, especially the average American. Unless you legitimately need to bulk up or something

[@AlphaFoxDelta]

This video is extremely important and accurate. This is cold hard scientific fact.

[@antifakexpose5864]

Don't be stupid!

[@thomasmaughan4798]

"This is cold hard scientific fact." Nothing on KZbin is cold hard scientific fact. At best it is claims that might correspond to scientific fact.

[@AlphaFoxDelta]

@@thomasmaughan4798 NASA has proven with multimillion dollar research programs that this is true

[@thomasmaughan4798]

@@AlphaFoxDelta "NASA has proven with multimillion dollar research programs that this is true" Maybe, but nothing on youtube is proof. It is possible on youtube to point to other claims and if many such claims exist and are independent of each other, obtains some credibility but it still isn't proof.

[@thomasmaughan4798]

@@AlphaFoxDelta After reviewing the comments to see what you think has been proven: "NASA has proven with multimillion dollar research programs that this is true" The answer is NO. Nothing is proven. NASA has built one or more very large computers to run computer simulations. Collectively they are called General Circulation Models. Given that they seldom predict weather accurately two days from now, it is absurd to suppose they can predict climate 100 years from now. But it still isn't PROOF.

[@tomlandon209]

There's a new concrete stronger than the others. It ABSORBS CO2 AS IT CURES. It is already being produced in Scandinavia. Concrete could be used for storm barrier reef foundations and other construction needed for housing and public services.

[@brokkoliomg6103]

I would love to have a link to that

[@tomlandon209]

@@brokkoliomg6103 I just recall that I saw it on KZbin and it eas--i think-- developed in a scandinavian country. Try googling "carbon negative concrete".

[@darinhitchings7104]

Very cool, would like to know more

[@deepspace5121]

"If we don't protect the nature, we can't protect ourselves." Can we just become ONE no matter who we are to preserve our one and only home?

[@bouncytrapbeats]

"This is why I'm so glad I don't live on Planet Earth, and instead chose to live on (Checks notes) "Planet arth"!" [Lifts thumb from sheet, revealing a hidden capital E.] "Oh... no..."

[@shivamchowdhri]

😂😂😂

[@matthewsan78]

People aren't going to change until they have to, or they see horrible things actually happening. Will it be too late by then? Perhaps. Perhaps not. Either way there are tough times ahead.

[@Bookhermit]

Never too late

[@Soletestament]

fortunately (or unfortunately) it won't actually take until 2050 for people to realize how screwed we are. As early as 2030 ecosystems will start collapsing due to keystone species becoming too few to sustain them. Which will lead to famine. Which in turn leads to open warfare over perceived resources. I say perceived... because at that point it's all down hill anyways. Climate activists keep focusing on the temp... but what really needs to be measured is calorie production and species endangerment. I mean the CO2 might be the cause... but the extinction of wildlife will be the threshold we can't come back from.

[@TELEVISIBLE]

horrible things already happened , still people still choose not to believe

[@Dan-nt2yb]

I’m 58 and will certainly miss all the fun 30-40 years from now…..thank heavens.😓

[@4nlimited3dition_4n3d]

By 2030 it's already being projected to get pretty bad if we keep dumping co2. So you'll probably still have plenty of time to enjoy the show.

[@ariesx6515]

As long as people with power put a higher value on economics than ecology there will be no change.

[@anthonymorris5084]

Data shows that the stronger the economics the better the environment. Wealthy countries have better sanitation and recycling programs. Wealthy nations have more resources to manage forests and put out fires. When a hurricane hits the American coast 5 people are killed. A hurricane in the Philippines kills countless thousands. Wealthy countries have the cleanest air and the least amount of pollution. We have better hurricane warning systems and better fire, police and ambulance infrastructure. Poverty kills.

[@NavarroRefugee]

Friendly reminder that this never needed to get this bad. If first world countries had switched their grids to nuclear power in the 70s and 80s our current situation would be far less dire and we would have much more time to deal with it.

[@prussianowl233]

"B-but muh Chernobyl"

[@WordUnheard]

*4° by Tool + Ænima by Tool = our future, if we don't stop listening to rich, old men who will be dead, before having to live through the consequences of their actions*

[@robertwayne352]

I'll tell you what I know. My daughters are 25 & 20 and I gave them a world with no future. All they have is suffering in the future. My girls and I are just getting by so money will not save us. All I have is my love for my girls and contempt for the worlds' inaction. We do our part but we are only 3.

[@EightyFourThousands84000s]

Get involved with The Sunrise Movement. It helps to be part of a community and take action.

[@ethenaux]

I take my hat off to you for recognising the issue instead of siding with ignorance and denial, and for doing your part even if we can’t do much on an individual level.

[@robertwayne352]

@@ethenaux thank you. Peace be with you.

[@gabrielbarbosa7882]

You remind me of my own parents, who I love very much. The feeling is very similar around here, so your comment made a bit happy.

[@ceecee7513]

Why has this video only just been brought to my attention damn the KZbin algorithm this should be compulsory knowledge for all humans

[@AlkisGD]

Seeing how most countries reacted to COVID when they had the luxury to observe other countries and extrapolate the data, and the delay was measured in mere weeks, I have zero hope that humanity will survive global warming: change is slow and hits the whole planet simultaneously, if unevenly. In my inexpert eyes, everyone's focused on economic growth, especially in the short term. Growth that can't be achieved with green solutions. It feels like we're going full speed towards the +4° future and if/when politicians and CEOs decide to act it will be too late due to feedback loops.

[@seto_kaiba_]

We have a LOT clearer picture on how to solve climate change than we did with COVID. Plus climate change is considerably more detrimental to humanity than COVID. Its not a good compariosn/

[@cloudofthought]

Vote Blue 2020 to get on the right track.

[@claudeusgothicus6453]

No.. I prefer to vote individually on issues.. blanket voting is BS the two party system needs to be eliminated.. we should all be independents..

[@vincef7487]

“I don’t want you to hope for the future. I want you to panic.” - Greta Thunberg

[@crazybabuskaman3923]

People hate on her saying she is over the top, and she is. But you can't deny what she is saying is completely true, and plaint out horrifying. She might say it in an hyperbole way, but damn she is right. We are doomed.

[@GeorgeHagstrom]

Buy a used bread truck. Live near work and don't drive. Don't pay rent, have some panels, shower using 1 g plastic jugs, stomp on your laundry, wash your dishes and throw the water on the floor for a floor wash.Each $ spent = 6.5 lbs of carbon emitted. Have fun.

[@deandaley8601]

Trees! They've been around for eons and they promote localized rainfall.

[@grindupBaker]

If you mean Cellulose-Technology-Based Vertically Free-Standing Carbon Capture And Storage And Leaf-Based Hydrologic Cycle Moderators by your gutter-language colloquialism they are goodish except they can suffer catastrophic arm element tensional failure like the one that flattened my steel garden shed like a pop can with its snow load 5 weeks ago.

[@kijetesantakaluSokete]

@@grindupBaker k sure

[@Audio_Freak]

climate change can be seen as a silver lining if we take the right actions in transforming our lifestyles and cities then we can push society into the future that is going to be needed anyways. We shouldn’t wait till damage is done and then spend even more trying to repair as opposed to spending less to just transform today. Very informative video, thanks.

[@ilychan3580]

"Cities could be lethally hot as soon as 2050" Meanwhile in 2021 as cities surpass wet bulb temperatures and people are actively dying just from being outside: "this is fine"

[@hal7741]

In Seattle alone 97 people died of heat stroke from a heat wave that passed through in June. Now, another heat wave is passing through again.

[@jmccann6735]

@@hal7741 And would you believe, there's still *millions* of grown adults that truly think this isn't real? If anyone has even a glimmer of hope, just set that aside. The idiots outnumber us 10 to 1.

[@darinhitchings7104]

I don't think you need to worry about cities that are lethaly hot by 2050, because I think a global exodus of billions of people will happen by 2040. And when it does I think it could be a world war. Not sure many of us will see 2050. And if it's not because of war it will (much more likely) be because our entire agricultural base shut down.

[@matthewtopping2061]

The scary thing is that this man from two and a half years ago is making year 2050 predictions that are coming to pass NOW, in 2021.

[@seto_kaiba_]

Not really-no. We are seeing the effects of climate change now-but that is to be expected. We have already heated the planet to nearly 1 degree above pre-industrial levels so we are going to see some of the negative effects of climate change but just not on a civilizationally disruptive level (yet). We still have time, but we do need to act. That means we need to make green energy more viable and we will also need to counteract what we have already done to the planet through carbon capture or using particulates to block some degree of sunlight.