It does have a certain ring to it.So instead of Halfwits we now have HalfN8s...awesome.
Climate Change...
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Its the prisoner dilemma, but all those who dont rat out first loose their planet.
Now here is a situation where the world might benefit from some US intervention:
www.theguardian.com
Amazon rainforest ‘will collapse if Bolsonaro remains president’
Brazilian academics and activists issue warning amid fresh assault on environmental protections
www.theguardian.com
In an attempt to find Bolsonaro‘s hidden lair, the US sprays the entire Amazon with Agent Orange.
okay name one remotely recent situation where US intervention has resulted in a true positive (preferably long-term) outcome for humanityNow here is a situation where the world might benefit from some US intervention:
Amazon rainforest ‘will collapse if Bolsonaro remains president’
Brazilian academics and activists issue warning amid fresh assault on environmental protections
I'm trying to think of some myself and uh.....yeah
We just turn things into profit opportunities and call it spreading democracy or some dumb shit
I think WW2 was the last and the more you learn about russian WW2 history the more that even comes into question. I mean we imprisoned japanese people and turned away ships full of refugees....so I'm real curious to know the truth about what happened on the war side. We don't even tell the truth about our own history.
Would love to know how that stuff is covered in NZ
meanwhile......
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Flood Deaths Are Rising In Germany, And Officials Blame Climate Change
The worst flooding in decades to affect Germany and parts of Belgium has killed more than 100 people as search and rescue efforts for hundreds of missing continue, officials said.
www.npr.org
That’s where I live. I displayed impeccable timing by leaving for a vacation a day before this started.Flood Deaths Are Rising In Germany, And Officials Blame Climate Change
The worst flooding in decades to affect Germany and parts of Belgium has killed more than 100 people as search and rescue efforts for hundreds of missing continue, officials said.
My father grew up in a floodplain that would get hammered during hurricanes in New Jersey. Living on high ground has been a family tradition ever since.
Anything left to home too?
Hope your place is ok mate.
Thanks, all good so far apart from some water in the basement. My place is really close to the Rhine, so I'm hoping that won't rise any higher as it's just a few inches away from flooding the city, but it appears to be tapering off. My company is in one of the more affected towns, but fortunately on a hill and completely fine.
But boy, some of the towns I go riding in are just gone and I wonder what the death toll will be a week from now. The level of destruction is crazy.
Let's hope at least the wine can be salvaged.
Unbelievable pic! Best of luck to you all.Thanks, all good so far apart from some water in the basement. My place is really close to the Rhine, so I'm hoping that won't rise any higher as it's just a few inches away from flooding the city, but it appears to be tapering off. My company is in one of the more affected towns, but fortunately on a hill and completely fine.
But boy, some of the towns I go riding in are just gone and I wonder what the death toll will be a week from now. The level of destruction is crazy.
Let's hope at least the wine can be salvaged.
"We'd like to now use our full allocation of water, even though there isn't enough for everyone"
People who are into having 20 children hogging resources, whoah!
weird....in backyard....
www.wfae.org
Gaston Commissioners Wary About Proposed 3,000-Acre Lithium Mine
A proposed lithium mining and processing operation about 30 miles west of Charlotte in Gaston County got a chilly reception from a majority of Gaston County commissioners Tuesday night. That came amid concerns about potential environmental damage, traffic and — until now — a lack of information.
www.wfae.org
Should be OK, it's for little motorcycles, I mean ebikes.weird....in backyard....
Gaston Commissioners Wary About Proposed 3,000-Acre Lithium Mine
A proposed lithium mining and processing operation about 30 miles west of Charlotte in Gaston County got a chilly reception from a majority of Gaston County commissioners Tuesday night. That came amid concerns about potential environmental damage, traffic and — until now — a lack of information.
Here’s a lovely cheery story to send you all off to bed with!
Global Warming Will Kill 83 Million People in the Next 80 Years
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-29/warming-planet-means-83-million-face-death-from-heat-this-century
Global Warming Will Kill 83 Million People in the Next 80 Years
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-29/warming-planet-means-83-million-face-death-from-heat-this-century
So 10 million a year out of a (current population of about 7.9 billion?
Or to put it another way 20% of the INCREASE in population so far this year.
I don't think 10 million per annum is enough for our species to give a shit to be honnest.
Or to put it another way 20% of the INCREASE in population so far this year.
I don't think 10 million per annum is enough for our species to give a shit to be honnest.
Don't worry. One of those ancient viruses popping out of the climate change induced thawing permafrost will get the rest of us!
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Apparently it might freeze and flood you a little first too:
in other news ...
www.theguardian.com
Climate crisis: Scientists spot warning signs of Gulf Stream collapse
A shutdown would have devastating global impacts and must not be allowed to happen, researchers say
www.theguardian.com
in other news ...
Climate crisis: Scientists spot warning signs of Gulf Stream collapse
A shutdown would have devastating global impacts and must not be allowed to happen, researchers say
when I got into renewable energy I used to get a lot of ribbing from people that I was going to save the world, and I'd say 'I'm trying'. Now I just tell them it's too late, that we had our chance and we fucked it all up.
You're going to get loco nipples if you keep posting a news story link immediately following a post containing that same news story!
my apologies! I didn't read your link before posting.
HIT ME WITH DEM NIPS!
There's so much bullshit piled onto that infrastructure bill at this point.
This will only mean something to the murkinz on USFS land. There's a provision in there to decommission all uninventoried roads and trails. Something (again) that sounds fine on its surface (undoing grades leftover from logging) but will have an insane concentrating effect on existing infrastructure, cause far greater disturbance in some areas just to get rid of some settled, stable overgrown dirt, and eliminate a shit ton more access just because the local USFS office was too lazy/underfunded/unmotivated to full blown NEPA inventory them. Thiss how they getcha. Since we're pretty colorado heavy here, just for reference, this would fuck up camping in moab like you couldn't believe. Here it would eliminate all kinds of trails, camping spots, OHV scenic drives and unuseable summer grades that serve as good skiing/snowmobiling in the winter. All while current infrastructure is quite literally collapsing under demand.
The vast majority of that bill is long overdue, so I hate seeing this shit in there.
This will only mean something to the murkinz on USFS land. There's a provision in there to decommission all uninventoried roads and trails. Something (again) that sounds fine on its surface (undoing grades leftover from logging) but will have an insane concentrating effect on existing infrastructure, cause far greater disturbance in some areas just to get rid of some settled, stable overgrown dirt, and eliminate a shit ton more access just because the local USFS office was too lazy/underfunded/unmotivated to full blown NEPA inventory them. Thiss how they getcha. Since we're pretty colorado heavy here, just for reference, this would fuck up camping in moab like you couldn't believe. Here it would eliminate all kinds of trails, camping spots, OHV scenic drives and unuseable summer grades that serve as good skiing/snowmobiling in the winter. All while current infrastructure is quite literally collapsing under demand.
The vast majority of that bill is long overdue, so I hate seeing this shit in there.
how would it hurt, really, other than those roads not being officially maintained anymore? those who want to get there still could, no? and they'll the one who will clear downfall, etc., to still get to the good spots. and it would keep the dipshits out...
They don't maintain non-inventoried roads. They would literally be going in there with bulldozers to remove the grades.
So.......no
You'll notice the name of this photo from the USFS is 'recontour'
As in recontoured so that not even firefighters can use it if it were beneficial to stop fire advancement. Kind of a thing these days. The idiots who wrote this provision only think in terms of the destruction of logging. They don't realize fire crews use these old grades all the time too.
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^^ Needs raking. Someone left piles of wood everywhere. That shit causes fires.They don't maintain non-inventoried roads. They would literally be going in there with bulldozers to remove the grades.
So.......no
You'll notice the name of this photo from the USFS is 'recontour'
As in recontoured so that not even firefighters can use it if it were beneficial to stop fire advancement. Kind of a thing these days. The idiots who wrote this provision only think in terms of the destruction of logging. They don't realize fire crews use these old grades all the time too.
An infrastructure bill that helps remove useful infrastructure: change I can believe in!