[Biosphere Collapse] 420 days of blazin' it

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# ? Feb 25, 2022 14:13

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# ? May 26, 2024 08:59

Marenghi: Oct 16, 2008; Don't trust the liberals,
they will betray you

But confused by their manifesto. They want ordinary people and not the elites to survive but also want members with deep pockets and dirigibles.

# ? Feb 25, 2022 15:49

tiberion02: Mar 26, 2007; People tend to make the common mistake of believing that a situation will last forever.

Stevie Lee posted:

birds are cool as hell. still waiting on the blackbirds to make it back up to maine, they should be here in a few weeks to mark the arrival of spring.

i got a (bad) video of a bluejay making that hawk call in portland a couple months back. i was also startled:
https://i.imgur.com/ztOsjzo.mp4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJpj4ybIubA

# ? Feb 25, 2022 17:07

Deep Dish Fuckfest: Sep 6, 2006; Advanced
Computer Touching; Toilet Rascal

Marenghi posted:

But confused by their manifesto. They want ordinary people and not the elites to survive but also want members with deep pockets and dirigibles.

maybe it's a trap so they can confiscate the wealth and use the dirigibles to drop bombs on factories and mansions

# ? Feb 25, 2022 17:14

blatman: May 10, 2009; 14 inc dont mez

Stevie Lee posted:

the culprit:

every bird photo makes it look like they're up to something, nervously giving you the side eye

# ? Feb 25, 2022 17:37

Cold on a Cob: Feb 6, 2006; i've seen so much, i'm going blind
and i'm brain dead virtually; College Slice

blatman posted:

every bird photo makes it look like they're up to something

they are

# ? Feb 25, 2022 18:29

toggle: Nov 7, 2005

South-east Queensland hit by severe weather, heavy rain and flood warnings issued

i just had close to 200mm of rain overnight. that�s over 350mm in 2 days in my area.

flood warnings, dams being emptied because they�re too full and heaps of roads cut. people staying overnight on the roof of their houses because of the water level. but this isn�t climate related though. no no no. this happens all the time. it�s just one of these things.

# ? Feb 25, 2022 21:05

JAY ZERO SUM GAME: Oct 18, 2005; Walter.
I know you know how to do this.
Get up.

well it is now

# ? Feb 25, 2022 21:11

thats not candy: Mar 10, 2010; Hell Gem

blatman posted:

every bird photo makes it look like they're up to something, nervously giving you the side eye

blue jays especially are always up to something

# ? Feb 25, 2022 21:55

jetz0r: May 10, 2003; Tomorrow, our nation will sit on the throne of the world. This is not a figment of the imagination, but a fact. Tomorrow we will lead the world, Allah willing.

toggle posted:

South-east Queensland hit by severe weather, heavy rain and flood warnings issued

i just had close to 200mm of rain overnight. that�s over 350mm in 2 days in my area.

flood warnings, dams being emptied because they�re too full and heaps of roads cut. people staying overnight on the roof of their houses because of the water level. but this isn�t climate related though. no no no. this happens all the time. it�s just one of these things.

Salt Fish posted:

I heard that global warming would be a time of increasingly overlapping crises, for example droughts, wars, resource shortages, and diseases. Anyway, whenever that starts to happen its going to really suck.

# ? Feb 25, 2022 22:03

actionjackson: Jan 12, 2003

simply accepting everything that is happening and will happen is pretty relaxing ngl

# ? Feb 25, 2022 22:12

T-Paine: Dec 12, 2007; Sitting in the Costco food court unmasked, Bible in hand, reading my favorite Psalms to my five children: Abel, Bethany, Carlos, Carlos, and Carlos.

https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/02/24/us-seeks-to-remove-losses-and-damages-from-scientific-report-on-climate-impacts/

quote:

US seeks to remove �losses and damages� from scientific report on climate impacts

The US has repeatedly blocked demands from developing countries to provide specific funding to recover from the losses caused by climate disasters

The US is pushing back against the use of the term �losses and damages� in a leading scientific report on climate impacts, sources close to the negotiations have told Climate Home News.

The 18-chapter report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, due to be published on Monday, focuses on the impacts of global heating on human and natural systems and the options and limits to adapt to them.

It grapples with the �losses and damages� that might result when emissions cuts and adaptation measures are not enough to prevent the destruction of lives, livelihoods, infrastructure and biodiversity.

Over the past 10 days, government representatives have been discussing the findings of a �summary for policymakers� line by line to approve it.

A draft, obtained by Climate Home News, states that human-induced climate change has already �caused widespread losses and damages to nature and people, despite adaptation efforts�.

But, during a virtual meeting of national delegates this week, the US pushed for the term �losses and damages� to be replaced with the word �impacts�.

One source told Climate Home the US had been �playing hard ball� on the issue. �The US is pushing very hard to obscure the underlying science and keep it out of the summary for policymakers,� which it is �trying to shape to its interest�.

Discussions on �loss and damage� have been extremely contentious at the UN climate talks.

Under the Paris Agreement, countries agreed to help victims of climate change recover after extreme weather events or slower-onset climate disasters such as sea-level rise.

But wealthy nations have fiercely resisted providing specific finance for these losses and refused to accept any liability or compensation claims for their historic responsibility in causing climate change.

The issue rose to the top of the political agenda at the Cop26 climate talks. Developing countries put forward a proposal for a funding facility dedicated to loss and damage, which was blocked by the US and the EU.

# ? Feb 25, 2022 22:21

Just a Moron: Nov 11, 2021

Stevie Lee posted:

birds are cool as hell. still waiting on the blackbirds to make it back up to maine, they should be here in a few weeks to mark the arrival of spring.

i got a (bad) video of a bluejay making that hawk call in portland a couple months back. i was also startled:
https://i.imgur.com/ztOsjzo.mp4

the culprit:

Sick blue Jay, I've never seen one in person before. I've got a loy of stellar jays near me. Last year they even decided to give me the honor of procreating on my property

# ? Feb 26, 2022 00:04

mahershalalhashbaz: Jul 22, 2021; by Pragmatica
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Charlatan Eschaton posted:

rainwater saucers getting occasional business

i forgot to say but this is cool and excellent

# ? Feb 26, 2022 11:27

mahershalalhashbaz: Jul 22, 2021; by Pragmatica
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i finally got some azolla to put in my saucers and the bugs love it

# ? Feb 26, 2022 11:28

Charlatan Eschaton: Feb 23, 2018

that's cool, any other animals gonna feed on it or mostly bugs hanging out?

just used last of my collected rain (buckets till i can get a barrel/cistern thing going) so its time to fix the leaky well pump or use city water. spring gets real dry here before summer storms start

# ? Feb 26, 2022 15:58

Harry Potter on Ice: Nov 4, 2006; IF IM NOT BITCHING ABOUT HOW SHITTY MY LIFE IS, REPORT ME FOR MY ACCOUNT HAS BEEN HIJACKED

The Wisest Moron posted:

Sick blue Jay, I've never seen one in person before. I've got a loy of stellar jays near me. Last year they even decided to give me the honor of procreating on my property

I recently found out that stellar jays are really smart, like crows. They bring me mushroom gifts and leave them in my empty feeders. Will trade seeds for boomers. I also see one that has no tail that hangs around my yard. Its All rear end

# ? Feb 26, 2022 17:26

thats not candy: Mar 10, 2010; Hell Gem

Harry Potter on Ice posted:

I recently found out that stellar jays are really smart, like crows. They bring me mushroom gifts and leave them in my empty feeders. Will trade seeds for boomers. I also see one that has no tail that hangs around my yard. Its All rear end

ya all corvids own

blue and stellar jays love peanuts and they cache them around like squirrels. get a big bag of peanuts and train them to sit in your hand and attack your enemies

# ? Feb 26, 2022 20:07

Rime: Nov 2, 2011; by Games Forum

A warming event begins for the Polar Vortex in the stratosphere, powered by the strong cross-polar ridging, as we head into the 2022 Spring season

Tl;Dr: Something extremely fucky is going to happen to the polar vortex in the next few weeks.

# ? Feb 26, 2022 21:30

Koirhor: Jan 14, 2008; by Fluffdaddy

Rime posted:

A warming event begins for the Polar Vortex in the stratosphere, powered by the strong cross-polar ridging, as we head into the 2022 Spring season

Tl;Dr: Something extremely fucky is going to happen to the polar vortex in the next few weeks.

ok but what if we nuke the planet first?

:agesilaus:

# ? Feb 26, 2022 21:45

Lastgirl: Sep 7, 1997; Good Morning!
Sunday Morning!

blatman posted:

every bird photo makes it look like they're up to something, nervously giving you the side eye

yeah that's odin loving with you :milk:

# ? Feb 26, 2022 21:53

Rectal Death Adept: Jun 20, 2018; by Fluffdaddy

Rime posted:

A warming event begins for the Polar Vortex in the stratosphere, powered by the strong cross-polar ridging, as we head into the 2022 Spring season

Tl;Dr: Something extremely fucky is going to happen to the polar vortex in the next few weeks.

it fine

planet get both hot and cold

it cold now but get hot sometime so that fine

Quit worry about hot, cold. What next? Worry about light?

# ? Feb 26, 2022 22:08

Thorn Wishes Talon: Oct 18, 2014; by Fluffdaddy

Rime posted:

A warming event begins for the Polar Vortex in the stratosphere, powered by the strong cross-polar ridging, as we head into the 2022 Spring season

Tl;Dr: Something extremely fucky is going to happen to the polar vortex in the next few weeks.

gently caress yeah

my body is ready

# ? Feb 26, 2022 22:11

toggle: Nov 7, 2005

150mm of rain overnight. well, maybe more because it overflowed my rain gauge. it hasn�t stopped raining since tuesday. the 2 dams in the catchment areas are at 150% capacity. both were at 40/50% on monday. my missus�s parents house is near the river and the water is creeping up very quickly

they�re looking at opening the dams to let some water out but that may bugger everyone down stream

lmao

# ? Feb 26, 2022 23:03

ubachung: Jul 30, 2006

Apparently south-east Queensland has had roughly 6 months worth of rainfall in the last 48 hours.

# ? Feb 26, 2022 23:59

toggle: Nov 7, 2005

yes, and there�s still more coming

how good are warmer oceans?

# ? Feb 27, 2022 00:56

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

toggle posted:

yes, and there�s still more coming

how good are warmer oceans?

.....not

# ? Feb 27, 2022 01:22

Fame Douglas: Nov 20, 2013; by Fluffdaddy

Koirhor posted:

ok but what if we nuke the planet first?

Wow, didn't realize Putin has joined Fridays For Future with such zeal!

# ? Feb 27, 2022 01:33

Karach: May 23, 2003; no war but class war

toggle posted:

South-east Queensland hit by severe weather, heavy rain and flood warnings issued

i just had close to 200mm of rain overnight. that�s over 350mm in 2 days in my area.

flood warnings, dams being emptied because they�re too full and heaps of roads cut. people staying overnight on the roof of their houses because of the water level. but this isn�t climate related though. no no no. this happens all the time. it�s just one of these things.

holy gently caress

our annual rainfall is like 350 - 500 mm (when we're not in a megadrought)

good luck with your tiny apocalypse

# ? Feb 27, 2022 02:27

toggle: Nov 7, 2005

yeah its kicking off now. partner�s parents have been asked to evacuate. their house was flooded in the 2011 brisbane floods and they�re predicting it to be at that same level again either tonight or tomorrow. we can�t get there to help (they�re an hour drive away) as parts of the freeway are cut off

brisbane and surrounding areas may have sewerage in the water supply lmao

# ? Feb 27, 2022 04:52

Microplastics: Jul 6, 2007; It's what's for dinner.

An interesting speculation from another thread:

goddamnedtwisto posted:

I mentioned it before but Ukraine has some of the most fertile land in the world, and is likely to be mostly immune to climate change for quite a while (sandwiched between the Med and the Caucuses, it's going to have pretty reliable rain and sun even while everything else goes to poo poo). It's entirely possible that future historians will recognise this as the first climate change-driven war even if that's not anywhere near the top of the list of Russian priorities.

(There's the optimist in me, assuming there's going to be anyone able to write this poo poo down in a hundred years)

Knowing what Putin's said about Ukraine I don't for a moment think this is accurate but I enjoyed the conjecture, and didn't know that about Ukraine's resilience.

# ? Feb 27, 2022 21:36

A Bakers Cousin: Dec 18, 2003; by vyelkin

I believe syria is already recognized as the first general climate change driven conflict

# ? Feb 27, 2022 21:39

Trabisnikof: Dec 24, 2005

JeremoudCorbynejad posted:

An interesting speculation from another thread:

Knowing what Putin's said about Ukraine I don't for a moment think this is accurate but I enjoyed the conjecture, and didn't know that about Ukraine's resilience.

I�m not sure that I would buy the idea that Ukraine is resilient to climate change. They�re already seeing massive rainfall shortages

quote:

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/climate-change-threatens-the-ukrainian-breadbasket/

Water supply is probably the most crucial aspect of climate change in Ukraine. Freshwater reserves are in decline and expected to grow even scarcer in the coming years as droughts become more frequent. In 2019, the country saw 25% less precipitation than average, while the incidence of droughts has nearly doubled in the last 20 years. At the same time, the absence of a seasonal snow cover in much of Ukraine poses threats to winter crops.
..
If current trends continue, up to 70% of Ukrainian agricultural lands may soon require additional irrigation, which is over one-third more than today�s total requirement. In addition, certain areas in southern Ukraine are at risk of desertification. During the hot summer months, some agricultural regions in the south and west of Ukraine are already obliged to import additional freshwater supplies.

(Apologizes for the Atlantic council link but there�s no reason to assume they�d be exaggerating)

# ? Feb 27, 2022 21:54

Thorn Wishes Talon: Oct 18, 2014; by Fluffdaddy

https://twitter.com/energybants/status/1498005296299622408

thank you mr. putin

# ? Feb 28, 2022 00:23

mahershalalhashbaz: Jul 22, 2021; by Pragmatica
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putin is still looking not just 50 but 200 years into the past. he went for crimea thinking it was the verdant paradise of the early 1800s, but lol no it's a desert fringed with trashy resort towns. now he will totally destroy ukraine in the process of trying to seize it, all that fertile soil will wash away and poison the black sea, and the unburied bones of my family will rise to the surface and strike russia down with plague

# ? Feb 28, 2022 00:33

mahershalalhashbaz: Jul 22, 2021; by Pragmatica
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so help me

# ? Feb 28, 2022 00:34

Real hurthling!: Sep 11, 2001

putin took crimea cause its where half his navy is based

# ? Feb 28, 2022 00:44

Koirhor: Jan 14, 2008; by Fluffdaddy

Thorn Wishes Talon posted:

https://twitter.com/energybants/status/1498005296299622408

thank you mr. putin

no poo poo you dumb loving morons

# ? Feb 28, 2022 01:26

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

It rained heavily almost non-stop for 4-5 days here in South East Queensland in Australia and while it has barely impacted my home directly, I'm just here thinking this could happen again any time for no reason. There's no real"reason" it started this time :shrug:

# ? Feb 28, 2022 01:54

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# ? May 26, 2024 08:59

mahershalalhashbaz: Jul 22, 2021; by Pragmatica
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Real hurthling! posted:

putin took crimea cause its where half his navy is based

well that too i guess

# ? Feb 28, 2022 02:16

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