What this means in practice is that we enter a minefield where we start to lose major ecosystems as temperatures continue to rise.
This makes it incredibly important to do everything we can to limit the amount of additional warming we see; each 1/10 of a degree adds to the risk.
is destroying the planet still profitable? yes? then nothing will change.
Direct action is the only way. Make the status quo more expensive than doing the right thing.
it’s not like we don’t know who’s personally responsible. it’s like 10 fucking people. set their yachts on fire with them in it.
I’m really dreading this next summer here in Canada. Last year the forest fires were brutal (picture having no AC, poisonous smoke and 30C (86F for the Americans) outdoors and about 35C (95F) inside) and we had hardly any snow so far this winter, so next year the entire fucking place is probably going to be on fire all summer long.
Also we’re definitely getting an AC before then lol.
If you haven’t already, consider a heat pump instead. It can do cooling and heating, generally more efficiently (in terms of energy, maybe not money depending on local gas prices) than alternatives. It’s basically the same device as an air conditioner, except it can be reversed so it can heat too.
One of the most shocking things about this climate change so far is that the summer is no longer a season to look forward to. For the last two years the skies have been white, orange or brown and the air has smelled of smoke for large stretches of the summer and on into the fall. Evidently the powers that be will do nothing unless they are made uncomfortable, and making them uncomfortable means more than polite protesting.
Good news (if you can even call it that) is that depending on how widespread the fires were you might have an easier time with wildfires this coming year
I highly recommend a few good air purifiers though, it’s been a godsend since I picked one up a few years ago
We felt it here in the states, too. We (where I live, not far from Canada) were dealing with the smoke down here most of the summer, praying for rain up there to put the fires out. We ended up spending most days looking at the air quality reports and watching which way the wind was blowing to see if we had to stay inside or not.
It fucking sucks.
We can’t do anything because no one will give up cars, factories and other dumb shit they do. Nothing we can do will even come close to balancing all that out.
The human race is too selfish to save itself. Now look at this post while in traffic in your gas-powered car.
When scientists get fed up (understandably), that they were ignored all life long and still many don’t believe them today:
“We are now in the process of moving into the 1.5C world,” Hansen told the Guardian. “You can bet $100 to a donut on this and be sure of getting a free donut, if you can find a sucker willing to take the bet.”
“Passing through the 1.5C world is a significant milestone because it shows that the story being told by the United Nations, with the acquiescence of its scientific advisory body, the IPCC, is a load of bullshit,” Hansen said.
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