Underwaterbob@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoStereotypical religious nutjobs in the 80s and 90s were all "The end is nigh!" Now that science supports them, they're all "Everything is A-OK!"message-squaremessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up1960arrow-down142
arrow-up1918arrow-down1message-squareStereotypical religious nutjobs in the 80s and 90s were all "The end is nigh!" Now that science supports them, they're all "Everything is A-OK!"Underwaterbob@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square83fedilink
minus-squareDuamerthrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-21 year agoScience warned us about the possibility of climate change over a hundred years ago. We’ve been passing the buck for generations. edit: Citation1 (1902): https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/article-warns-of-burning-coal/ Citation2 (1912): https://theconversation.com/for-110-years-climate-change-has-been-in-the-news-are-we-finally-ready-to-listen-188646 Both these projections were based on steady state consumption rates. Our religion of perpetual growth throws that out the window.
minus-squareDuamerthrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoThe USDA has released a new Plant Hardiness Zone Map for 2023. These were things that use to stay static for decades at least. We can now expect them to be updated every few years at the least now.
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Science warned us about the possibility of climate change over a hundred years ago. We’ve been passing the buck for generations.
edit: Citation1 (1902): https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/article-warns-of-burning-coal/
Citation2 (1912): https://theconversation.com/for-110-years-climate-change-has-been-in-the-news-are-we-finally-ready-to-listen-188646
Both these projections were based on steady state consumption rates. Our religion of perpetual growth throws that out the window.
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The USDA has released a new Plant Hardiness Zone Map for 2023. These were things that use to stay static for decades at least. We can now expect them to be updated every few years at the least now.