Experiencing extreme weather and disasters is not enough to change views on climate action, study shows
11mon 19d ago by slrpnk.net/u/silence7 in climate@slrpnk.net from theconversation.com
The paper is here
Oh we are so absolutely fucked as a species. Return to monke
Ah fuck you're right. We're going to be the cause of the next mass extinction
We are currently driving the next mass extinction event.
We already are the cause of the current mass extinction.
I've read up about it before, but news feeds are currently completely overwhelming all our brains. That is despite mass extinctions being one of the most important things we focus on
Just so we all remember, Mass Extinctions usually don't mean anything like all species on earth dying. Like, even the big ones killed max like 75% of genera. We won't end life on earth unless we do a very impressive nuclear war or hit a runaway heating threshold that turns Earth basically into Venus, neither of which is even remotely likely. Possibly more sadly, all signs appear to be pointing towards most stuff staying alive and just suffering.
Tardigardes be like
Doubt
Half the country thinks you can eat horse dewormer to cure a virus, and those same people think literal demons are engaging in child sacrifice to stay young. We've been absolutely fuckin' cooked for years.
"Change views on climate change" sounds almost quaint now.
Can confirm. Have family recently hit by - in the span of 1 year - 2 hurricanes, one of which was a Category 4, meaning some lost their home, a major flood unrelated to the hurricanes, a winter storm that took out power for awhile, and a tornado.
Still no such thing as climate change, according to them.
We cannot fix stupid. The solution is to ignore them, and ridicule them.
I want to be a shark in my next life, and swim through what used to be Maralago and poop on it.
Here’s Jack, a very good little boy
The best boy!