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Wipperwill1 t1_j13kmm0 wrote

Sorry I'm not going to be around when the ecosphere collapses. Our great grandkids are in for a wild ride.

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strangeattractors OP t1_j13maxy wrote

“In August 2022, China faced a crippling heat wave that disrupted factories and threatened crop yields — the worst since 1961. Global manufacturers, including Volkswagen and Toyota, were among the companies that suspended operations because of power shortfalls. And some drought-stricken parts of the country are still engulfed by the scorching heat.”

https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/36234-chinas-heat-wave-is-the-biggest-supply-chain-disruption-of-the-year-so-whats-the-solution

Drought also left the Mississippi River so low near Memphis in the fall that barges couldn’t get through without additional dredging and upstream water releases. That snarled grain shipping during the critical harvest period. Colorado River officials discussed even tighter water use restrictions as water levels neared dangerously low levels in the major reservoirs.

In Europe, heat waves set record temperatures in Britain and other parts of the continent, leading to severe droughts, low river flow to the River Rhine threatened 30% of shipping, and wildfires in many parts of the continent.

This is affecting crops all over the world, and there is a threshold at which the Colorado river won’t have enough water to supply California, where most of America’s crops are grown, as well as other states:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-colorado-river-is-the-lifeblood-of-the-west-how-much-longer-will-it-last/ar-AA15t0IY

So yea, it is happening in our lifetime.

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Wipperwill1 t1_j16f55p wrote

Not enough people, and certainly not the 1%, care enough about this to actually do anything about it. The 1% are in charge. They own the politicians if they aren't those people already.

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Gemini884 t1_j14jdnj wrote

Read ipcc report on impacts and read what climate scientists say instead of speculating.

https://www.carbonbrief.org/in-depth-qa-the-ipccs-sixth-assessment-on-how-climate-change-impacts-the-world/

https://climatefeedback.org/claimreview/prediction-extinction-rebellion-climate-change-will-kill-6-billion-people-unsupported-roger-hallam-bbc/

https://nitter.kavin.rocks/RARohde/status/1589582760079159296#m

https://nitter.kavin.rocks/MichaelEMann/status/1432786640943173632#m

https://nitter.42l.fr/ClimateAdam/status/1553757380827140097

https://nitter.42l.fr/GlobalEcoGuy/status/1477784375060279299#m

https://nitter.42l.fr/JacquelynGill/status/1553503548331249664#m

https://nitter.kavin.rocks/hausfath/status/1533875297220587520#m

https://nitter.42l.fr/JacquelynGill/status/1513918579657232388#m

https://nitter.42l.fr/waiterich/status/1477716206907965440#m
https://climatefeedback.org/evaluation/iflscience-story-on-speculative-report-provides-little-scientific-context-james-felton/

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Wipperwill1 t1_j16e08u wrote

Taking 3 examples : The disappearing Amazon Rainforest, retreating glaciers, and the great barrier reef dying off. Suppose all these things are either a coincidence or inconsequential? This is not mentioning the many mass extinctions taking place, rising sea level, or average global temperature rising.

Again, none of this matters to me except academically . I wont be around when the effects really start hurting humanity. I feel a little sad that this is happening but I expect it from humanity. We are much better at reacting to the present than planning for the future.

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Gemini884 t1_j17cbxh wrote

Where did I say or link anything that said that these are inconsequential? Do you know what nuance is?

Besides, effects are already hurting humanity.

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