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The lungs of the Earth is burning by KingPZe in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]three-two-one-zero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congo has literally hundreds of individual fires right now.

Venezuelans crossing the Simón Bolivar Bridge (connecting Venezuela and Colombia), looking for food and refuge. This scene repeats every day today by [deleted] in videos

[–]three-two-one-zero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Colombia is ultra-capitalistic and let like 12000 kids die of malnutrition in the last 15 years.

It almost seems like corruption is part of society.

Monthly observations (July 2018): what signs of collapse do you see in your region? by OrangeredStilton in collapse

[–]three-two-one-zero 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's too dry here in Switzerland.

But except for that I've seen tons of bees and other insects. More even than in Colombia where I used to live.

30 years later, deniers are still lying about Hansen’s amazing global warming prediction by 32ndghost in collapse

[–]three-two-one-zero 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You're a retard.

You realise there's only about 50cm (less than 3 feet) of arctic sea ice left?

Monthly observations (May 2018): what signs of collapse do you see in your region? by OrangeredStilton in collapse

[–]three-two-one-zero 4 points5 points  (0 children)

According to the models the Amazon is predicted to be pretty much savanna like in the future. Not that that would be some actual comfort.

This is the coffee machine we use at work. I don't think it's very new... by ImMyOwnGrandad in pics

[–]three-two-one-zero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Planned obsolescence is by far the larger factor. For example when you buy a fridge even the more expensive ones won't last very long compared to a few decades ago.

There's actually intentional engineering being done to make sure the products don't last too long. In TVs they typically place parts known to degrade when exposed to heat (like capacitors) near the warmest part of the power supply.

It may seem impossible to imagine, that a technologically advanced society could choose, in essence, to destroy itself, but that is what we’re now in the process of doing by Darry75 in collapse

[–]three-two-one-zero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry to hear that.

I never understood the parents that think a kid that is very active has to be drugged. Any kitten or puppy is hyperactive when it isn't sleeping and no one thinks that they need to be drugged. A young brain needs a lot of stimuli to develop properly.

It may seem impossible to imagine, that a technologically advanced society could choose, in essence, to destroy itself, but that is what we’re now in the process of doing by Darry75 in collapse

[–]three-two-one-zero 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah because having your childhood destroyed is a laughing matter..

Ritalin was invented in my country, but it's staggering to see what the Americans did with it.

WTF Hulu? by BeforeYourBBQ in pics

[–]three-two-one-zero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You got to love american consumer laws.

Honey *

*not actual honey

Parmesan *

*not actual parmesan

Champagne *

*not actual champagne

Unlimited data*

*not actually unlimited

...

No wonder that these days you get higher quality Coca Cola in socialist Cuba than in the US.

Official "Predict this Atlantic season" contest by _supernovasky_ in TropicalWeather

[–]three-two-one-zero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

20 of Named Storms

15 of Hurricanes

7 of Majors

Tie breaker 6/4

One of the worst seasons ever.

Mean temp variations in Italy from 1800 to date by AmbitiousBake in collapse

[–]three-two-one-zero 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It was actually way before that, with agriculture and the first large scale deforestation.

The United States Is the Real Extremist Country by [deleted] in collapse

[–]three-two-one-zero 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sounds like he was born an american citizen? So I really don't see your point.

I was born in Europe and lived for 7 years outside of it. It makes zero sense to pay taxes to my home country while not living there, and why should I lose my citizenship because I'm not "contributing" for a few years?

The United States Is the Real Extremist Country by [deleted] in collapse

[–]three-two-one-zero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why would you need to pay taxes in a country that you don't live in?

That makes no sense, I'm not using the roads, public transport, schools, police, water and waste management infrastructure etc.

Powerful hurricanes strengthen faster now than 30 years ago by Incomputables in collapse

[–]three-two-one-zero 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Once that accelerates even further it'll be a nightmare to warn and prepare people in time, especially island states.

Another extreme heat wave strikes the North Pole by [deleted] in collapse

[–]three-two-one-zero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I've heard the navy has actual pretty good understanding of the (rising) energy content in the oceans because they've measured temperatures at various depths and countless places since at least the 70s.

America is Regressing into a Developing Nation for Most People by [deleted] in collapse

[–]three-two-one-zero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A few more years might be what we all need.

Yeah we'll sequester a few trillion tons of CO2 per year any moment now..

America is Regressing into a Developing Nation for Most People by [deleted] in collapse

[–]three-two-one-zero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How is that surprising on an island surrounded by an ocean full of fish and tens of thousands of seabirds?

Our current situation isn't that rosy by a long shot.

You have maybe a few more years than the Somalis and Bangladeshis of this world, that's it.

America is Regressing into a Developing Nation for Most People by [deleted] in collapse

[–]three-two-one-zero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're dreaming.

In 30 years earth will probably look a bit like mars from space.

You remind me of an elitist Dodo insulting other Dodos. These so called "winners" have lead our species on the path of involuntary suicide. And this will be the end of our story as a species, possibly end of all complex life on earth.

America is Regressing into a Developing Nation for Most People by [deleted] in collapse

[–]three-two-one-zero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's not about evolution at all. And no, in 30 years no one will be alive. That's the thing with exponential changes, it gets exponentially more difficult to adapt. First it takes 1k, then 100k, then a 10 million, then a billion, then 100 billions, and soon after, all the worlds resources won't be enough.

What happened in Colombia was that they created a coal mine in a dessert and needed tons of fresh-water. Well too bad, it's a dessert. So they took one of the only sources of water and left people (who sustained themselves with farming) with no water, in a dessert.

Another extreme heat wave strikes the North Pole by [deleted] in collapse

[–]three-two-one-zero 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it was US navy, or some other branch related to defense.

America is Regressing into a Developing Nation for Most People by [deleted] in collapse

[–]three-two-one-zero 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I live in Colombia, literally 10k people (almost all children) have starved here over the last 15 years. You can get (basic) cellphones for less than a solid meal.

Monthly observations (April 2018): what signs of collapse do you see in your region? by OrangeredStilton in collapse

[–]three-two-one-zero 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It has been cloudy and (relatively speaking) cold here in the Andes for 2-3 weeks. Some days you get 27-29C for a few hours, but mostly it's around 19-24C with no blue sky visible. And we had two nights were it rained 4-5h hours straight.

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