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New record: NOAA records CO2 levels at 421 ppm. Highest ever.
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Posted by longsnapper
on June 6, 2022, 5:54:10
Yay!!!
https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2022/06/05/scientists-urge-the-world-to-wake-up-as-yet-another-dire-climate-record-is-broken/
Message Thread:
New record: NOAA records CO2 levels at 421 ppm. Highest ever.
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longsnapper
June 6, 2022, 5:54:10
i will reiterate what a JPL rocket scientist who studies climate change for a living said to me....
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suburbanmyth
June 6, 2022, 12:28:47
It’s the classic boiling frog. Slowly ratchets up each year until we ask WTF has been going on…
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LeatherneckIllini
June 6, 2022, 13:46:43
It's a problem that could take generations to address, so the sooner the better.
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longsnapper
June 6, 2022, 12:34:13
agree; no downside other than opportunity cost in committing resources that could....
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suburbanmyth
June 6, 2022, 12:36:37
Yep*
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Tooldresser
June 6, 2022, 13:31:34
China and India are increasing their coal output by 700 million tons this year,
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Tooldresser
June 6, 2022, 12:12:59
And they have 8.5 times the population of the US. *
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IlliniRunner
June 6, 2022, 12:15:42
It will take a lot of energy for the to bring their people to a European/American standard of livin
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Tooldresser
June 6, 2022, 12:54:53
Per capita carbon emissions, metric tons/year: USA 15.2, China 7.4, India 1.8
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IlliniRunner
June 6, 2022, 12:18:53
Sure.*
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Tooldresser
June 6, 2022, 12:52:12
Well happy Monday to us *
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MC
June 6, 2022, 11:02:19
But but but we got carbon scrubbers deployed.
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timmer
June 6, 2022, 9:00:17
Perhaps driving a 5000 lb car isn't helping
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bigbop85
June 6, 2022, 8:28:00
that was not a good article*
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ECEIllinois
June 6, 2022, 13:34:15
Do as I say, not as I do*
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HamptonSki
June 6, 2022, 8:34:22
See below, you twat. Stop immediately beating your dick to a bloody stump
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longsnapper
June 6, 2022, 8:35:37
Maybe they should think about switching to tires instead. *
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doubledown
June 6, 2022, 8:33:39
A-mine weighs 6,000 lbs. B-drive it less than 30 miles per week. C-you are getting dangerously close
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longsnapper
June 6, 2022, 8:33:26
look I try to make good climate decisions whenever possible in my personal life
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bigbop85
June 6, 2022, 8:57:10
EV cradle to grave pollution is significantly lower than ICE vehicles.
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ATL
June 6, 2022, 13:37:00
This focuses on climate change related emissions but it’s directionally correct for all emissions
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ATL
June 6, 2022, 13:51:20
That Telluride you ordered come in yet?*
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Chilango
June 6, 2022, 10:02:20
It just did, loving it so far*
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bigbop85
June 6, 2022, 10:19:57
what color did you go with?*
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longsnapper
June 6, 2022, 10:20:22
Wolf Gray, nightfall
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bigbop85
June 6, 2022, 10:35:15
Looking sharp*
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longsnapper
June 6, 2022, 10:42:02
The “does it matter” thing is such a weak minded cop out. Whether it’s guns or environment…
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Desert
June 6, 2022, 9:36:09
for sure. And I would argue that it does matter, regardless of what China does.
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longsnapper
June 6, 2022, 9:05:15
Sure, it's just not an existential threat though
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bigbop85
June 6, 2022, 9:19:31
Eh...we have water issues because it doesn't snow in the sierras nearly as much as it did...
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haighter
June 6, 2022, 9:21:37
100 years ago there were 3 million people in California, in 1990 30 million, today 40 million
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bigbop85
June 6, 2022, 9:25:57
Almonds suck. Almond milk needs to go away. *
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MC
June 6, 2022, 11:01:32
Oh man...I had a friend try for a good 10 minutes to convince me...
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haighter
June 6, 2022, 12:27:56
That's silly. Almond milk is what, 90% water? 95% water? I don't think humans need either*
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longsnapper
June 6, 2022, 12:47:39
Oat milk is the best. *closes thread* (nm)
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MC
June 6, 2022, 12:45:47
It might have actually been Oat Milk. They were staying with us and brought...
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haighter
June 6, 2022, 13:17:29
ooo
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IlliniSax05
June 6, 2022, 12:47:13
Aren’t you always saying we need more people?*
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Sounder
June 6, 2022, 9:49:05
We're on the same page here...apparently all that population caused it to snow less than...
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haighter
June 6, 2022, 9:39:55
But yet CA residents oppose desalination plants, no?*
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Dilbert
June 6, 2022, 9:22:44
That and not making lush urban oases*
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ghost_of_clt
June 6, 2022, 9:25:08
Of course...but that doesn't change the fact that it doesn't snow anymore. *
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haighter
June 6, 2022, 9:24:16
Particulates aren't related to climate change.*
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ATL
June 6, 2022, 8:30:16
well, humans are just a blip on the earth's timeline and it will hopefully heal it's self...
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shua
June 6, 2022, 8:20:05
The earth will be fine. People are ####ed. (Carlin)*
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Phytynlini
June 6, 2022, 9:51:41
Arby's has a hamburger now!*
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Sammich
June 6, 2022, 8:25:50
Don't worry, Leo DiCaprio will host another climate change conference and save the day.
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HamptonSki
June 6, 2022, 8:11:19
What produces more CO2? An average private jet in one year, or the mfg of a single Tesla battery?*
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longsnapper
June 6, 2022, 8:34:14
Private jet, no?
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Dilbert
June 6, 2022, 9:05:08
I'm not sure, but I bet it is pretty close*
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longsnapper
June 6, 2022, 9:09:22
I don't think it is based on this quick search
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Dilbert
June 6, 2022, 9:13:22
I also mistyped "in one year." WHOOPS. but yeah, private jets are bad, mmmkay?*
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longsnapper
June 6, 2022, 9:30:46
Fo sho*
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Dilbert
June 6, 2022, 9:53:48
I don't know and I don't really ####ing care*
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HamptonSki
June 6, 2022, 8:42:01
That’s clear*
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snipes824
June 6, 2022, 8:51:07
I know.*
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longsnapper
June 6, 2022, 8:43:57
I will never own either one. Why would it matter to me?*
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HamptonSki
June 6, 2022, 10:00:12
I'll never get an abortion. Why would it matter to me?*
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longsnapper
June 6, 2022, 10:17:28
I'll never own an assualt rifle. Why would it matter to me?*
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longsnapper
June 6, 2022, 10:17:49
I'll never earn over $400,000, why would it matter to me?*
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longsnapper
June 6, 2022, 10:18:14
I'll never be a gay black woman, why would it matter to me?*
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longsnapper
June 6, 2022, 10:18:31
I'll never produce plastic bags, why would it matter to me?*
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longsnapper
June 6, 2022, 10:19:35
Oh boy. Sounds like somebody's got a case of the Mondays*
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HamptonSki
June 6, 2022, 10:48:21
I’m doing my part. I’ve started taking only 10 breaths per minute instead of 12,
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doubledown
June 6, 2022, 7:41:02
I know you're being snide, but it's on governments & corporations, not individuals.*
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longsnapper
June 6, 2022, 7:48:19
That's why we're all gonna die. *
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doubledown
June 6, 2022, 8:08:02
A few things. We're not all going to die. Just the coastal elites and southerners.
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ATL
June 6, 2022, 8:21:26
This shit always depresses me. Terrible and scary for the future *
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Cunativeson
June 6, 2022, 7:06:12
Saw some fairly terrifying demographic data on Africa last week
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DT
June 6, 2022, 7:41:17
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