Climate change - when it gets too bad

[forgettenloner]

The more i realized this planet i fucked, the more I wanna off myself. And let the oligarchs and corporations that fucked it to fight over the remains of the dying corpse.
I don't want any part of it anymore.
Is it just me? Is watching the powerful actively destroy our only planet enough to make you wanna kill yourself?

 

[Final Escape]

Climate change is a hoax but u are right the powerful are gaining increasing levels of control over our lives.

 

[xXSarac3nSlay3rXx]

I just figure with the way things are going, we're all gonna die anyway. That's why I think it's hypocritical for pro-lifers to grandstand about suicide prevention. We're already suiciding at the scale of millions of species.

 

[waterbottleman]

one of the really bad things with climate change is that the mathematical models used are imperfect and do not factor in things that we already know are significant. For instance positive feedback loops.

Also a new report came out just a month or 2 ago that stated that scientists believe that instead of approaching a 3 degree temperature increase, we may in fact actually be approaching a 5 degree temperature increase which is a total disaster if true.

However it's just my personal belief that we won't act in time, we'll wait until the effects of climate change become so severe that we finally recognize the importance to act. The problem is that not only will it be too late by then, but it will continue to get worse because there's a decades long lag between putting green house gases in the atmosphere and then that marginal increase actually impacting the earths climate.

 

[Brick In The Wall]

Climate change is real as it occurs naturally anyways. We're definitely not helping it either. I kinda feel like it's already too late for us.

 

[CynicalHopelessness]

It's far from being my primary reason to want to CTB, but it surely adds to the hopelessness of the future I perceive and wish to be no part of.

 

[Kuolema]

Capitalism is hilarious. A communist society is just so grey and dull. Who tf wants to live in a world without consumerism. Drugs are the pinnacle of consumerism. Nothing more beautiful than buying happiness chemicals. Who cares about climate change if you wont even be around to experience it? Life is a plague. The sooner its gone the better.

 

[Final Escape]

https://www.theburningplatform.com/...ed-climate-predictions-stretch-80-years-back/. They push climate change to instill fear in people and to have excuse to redistribute wealth and lower standards of living. It's been going on for many decades. I remember at age 10 hearing overpopulation pushed on us in gov school. Government school is about controlling and brainwashing the kids not about educating u to be rational or prepare to think and be ready for life. Yea ready for a cubicle if that's what u call life lol! They want to reduce high iq people from breeding too as they are harder for gov to control.

 

[Kuolema]

https://www.theburningplatform.com/...ed-climate-predictions-stretch-80-years-back/. They push climate change to instill fear in people and to have excuse to redistribute wealth and lower standards of living. It's been going on for many decades. I remember at age 10 hearing overpopulation pushed on us in gov school. Government school is about controlling and brainwashing the kids not about educating u to be rational or prepare to think and be ready for life. Yea ready for a cubicle if that's what u call life lol!

Lol bet this guy does meth. Conservatives are so embarrassing. Gonna save the world on sanctioned suicide!

 

[Final Escape]

Lol bet this guy does meth. Conservatives are so embarrassing. Gonna save the world on sanctioned suicide!

Just trying to spare any rational person from thinking this is something they should be worried about. The only thing u should be worried about is losing your freedom and ability to thrive when the gov controls your entire life. I came from a communist/socialist country so I know how miserable people are under that. My mom left to come to the US, one of the reasons, to escape that.

 

[Kuolema]

Just trying to spare any rational person from thinking this is something they should be worried about. The only thing u should be worried about is losing your freedom and ability to thrive when the gov controls your entire life. I came from a communist/socialist country so I know how miserable people are under that. My mom left to come to the US, one of the reasons, to escape that.

Alex Jones posts on SS?????
Btw keep sucking the money pacifier. EVIL CORPORATIONS GRRRRRRR............ socialism is evil. You are not making sense bro.

 

[Fadinglife]

Alex Jones posts on SS?????
Btw keep sucking the money pacifier. EVIL CORPORATIONS GRRRRRRR............ socialism is evil. You are not making sense bro.

kuo, let's call on vc. please

 

[TheSoulless]

It's far from being my primary reason to want to CTB, but it surely adds to the hopelessness of the future I perceive and wish to be no part of.

Same for me.

 

[forgettenloner]

Same for me.

me too

 

[LittleJem]

Governments are not going to act on it - they are all busy making money from big oil and big coal etc...Australia is on fire and their leadership is not acting. I spoke to my friends there - and their neighbouring town burned down, half the high street, peoples' houses.

I also read that billionaires are buying up safe farmland.

The scary thing is the world might just be repopulated by Trumps and some electronic bees. If that is the case, I don't want to be there to witness it.

It's definitely happening - and I guess we will see how bad it's going to get. I have my exit pills for when it gets bad, if not before.

 

[forgettenloner]

Governments are not going to act on it - they are all busy making money from big oil and big coal etc...Australia is on fire and their leadership is not acting. I spoke to my friends there - and their neighbouring town burned down, half the high street, peoples' houses.

I also read that billionaires are buying up safe farmland.

The scary thing is the world might just be repopulated by Trumps and some electronic bees. If that is the case, I don't want to be there to witness it.

It's definitely happening - and I guess we will see how bad it's going to get. I have my exit pills for when it gets bad, if not before.

what a fucking dystopia. holy shit. id rather swan dive off my balcony.

 

[enjoy]

our earth is resilient. if it feels threatened, it will wipe out whatever's giving it grief to restore itself. that means us.

i don't think we're too late, but if we don't do something soon, we're screwed. buying metal straws and water bottles isn't enough, folks. we really have to start being proactive and working together if we want our children, grandchildren and beyond to live long, healthy lives.

 

[forgettenloner]

our earth is resilient. if it feels threatened, it will wipe out whatever's giving it grief to restore itself. that means us.

i don't think we're too late, but if we don't do something soon, we're screwed. buying metal straws and water bottles isn't enough, folks. we really have to start being proactive and working together if we want our children, grandchildren and beyond to live long, healthy lives.

I admire your optimism. But try telling that to a rich person who "Worked hard and deserves it" as they splurge on a yacht with mutliple diesel generators lmfao

 

[enjoy]

I admire your optimism. But try telling that to a rich person who "Worked hard and deserves it" as they splurge on a yacht with mutliple diesel generators lmfao

valid point. a few affluent people have donated sums of money to the cause, though... like that one swiss dude who pledged to contribute $1 billion towards restoring 30% of the planet by the start of the next decade.

 

[forgettenloner]

valid point. a few affluent people have donated sums of money to the cause, though... like that one swiss dude who pledged to contribute $1 billion towards restoring 30% of the planet by the start of the next decade.

When you realize how much money the rich really have, you will see that $1 billion is nothing to them. We knew about this as far back as what, 1980? and people STILL do not think it is time to act yet. As far as I am concerned, the elite knew this would happen and decided "fuck the plebs lol we got ours". What we are experiencing now is the culmination of that, and guess what, the elite aren't gonna save you.

 

[FreedomInDeath]

I keep thinking of all of the landfills and garbage all over the world. I read 1 person can make 4.4 lbs of waste a day. Wow. Garbage and trash everywhere. This is one of the reasons I want to die. I hate my life and am tired of contributing to the destruction.

 

[Deleted member 1465]

our earth is resilient. if it feels threatened, it will wipe out whatever's giving it grief to restore itself. that means us.

i don't think we're too late, but if we don't do something soon, we're screwed. buying metal straws and water bottles isn't enough, folks. we really have to start being proactive and working together if we want our children, grandchildren and beyond to live long, healthy lives.

This. I've posted so many times how I think we are going, I've run out of words. Bit yeah, this.
The world will move on fine without us but we will be the last pan global tool making species on it.
I for one welcome out new canine overlords.

 

[vulturecyclop]

Human's health is in danger, but the planet will be fine. I used to care about pollution long ago, but now I really couldn't care less. No matter what we do, humans will always be selfish.

 

[Finis Autem Spero]

Personally I'm hoping for a large-scale instant death for most people because suffering through coming water and food shortages isn't going to be fun.

Can someone summon Apophis 9 years early?

 

[lmroch]

Thread by Lijing Cheng @Lijing_Cheng - on Twitter
Oceanographer from IAP/CAS, working on XBT, ocean observations, ocean heat content and earth's energy budget

Ocean heat content (0-2000m) data from IAP and NOAA/NCEI was just released, NO surprise, 2019 was the warmest year on record for global ocean. Not only that, the past 5/10 years are the warmest 5/10 years!

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OHC is one of the key measure of global warming. Human activities emit greenhouse gases (i.e. CO2) into the air, which taps more and more heat in the climate system. Ocean stores more than 90% of the global warming heat!

A updated ocean energy budget from 0m to ocean bottom shows a total full-depth ocean warming of 370 ± 81 ZJ (~0.38 ± 0.08 W m^−2) from 1960 to 2019, with contributions of 41.0%, 21.5%, 28.6% and 8.9% from the 0–300, 300–700, 700–2000m, and below-2000m layers, respectively

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The heating was distributed throughout the world's oceans, The Atlantic and Southern Ocean continued to show a larger warming compared to most of the other basins. Probably because they have strong mixing and subduction so more efficient for heat penetration downward.

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Zonal/Vertical sections of ocean temperature trend from 1960-2019, organized around Southern Ocean (80-60S meridional mean) at center. Contours are climatologies. Lots of infos of how/when heat was penetrated downward! Inspired by Schmitz1996 and Gruber2019 schematic.

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In situ ocean subsurface temperature observations have increased in spatial and temporal over time, and near global coverage (0-2000m) has been achieved since 2007 due to #Argo. Improved data quality and techniques have reduced uncertainties in OHC. Chapter-1#SROCC

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Ocean seems far away from many people but it is linked to everyone: the ocean covers 71% of the Earth surface and contains ~97% of the water on our planet. It is a key component of the climate system (together with atmosphere, land and cryosphere) that we depend on. #SROCC

​

Consequences: melt ice from bottom, bleach coral reefs, rise sea level, fuel storms, reduce ocean dissolved oxygen, increase extremes/marine heat waves etc. These stresses pose high risks to biodiversity/fisheries, and cause economic losses. Ocean links to many #SDGs #SROCC

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Thread by Lijing Cheng @Lijing_Cheng - on Twitter
Oceanographer from IAP/CAS, working on XBT, ocean observations, ocean heat content and earth's energy budget

Ocean heat content (0-2000m) data from IAP and NOAA/NCEI was just released, NO surprise, 2019 was the warmest year on record for global ocean. Not only that, the past 5/10 years are the warmest 5/10 years!

​

OHC is one of the key measure of global warming. Human activities emit greenhouse gases (i.e. CO2) into the air, which taps more and more heat in the climate system. Ocean stores more than 90% of the global warming heat!

A updated ocean energy budget from 0m to ocean bottom shows a total full-depth ocean warming of 370 ± 81 ZJ (~0.38 ± 0.08 W m^−2) from 1960 to 2019, with contributions of 41.0%, 21.5%, 28.6% and 8.9% from the 0–300, 300–700, 700–2000m, and below-2000m layers, respectively

​

The heating was distributed throughout the world's oceans, The Atlantic and Southern Ocean continued to show a larger warming compared to most of the other basins. Probably because they have strong mixing and subduction so more efficient for heat penetration downward.

​

Zonal/Vertical sections of ocean temperature trend from 1960-2019, organized around Southern Ocean (80-60S meridional mean) at center. Contours are climatologies. Lots of infos of how/when heat was penetrated downward! Inspired by Schmitz1996 and Gruber2019 schematic.

​

In situ ocean subsurface temperature observations have increased in spatial and temporal over time, and near global coverage (0-2000m) has been achieved since 2007 due to #Argo. Improved data quality and techniques have reduced uncertainties in OHC. Chapter-1#SROCC

​

Ocean seems far away from many people but it is linked to everyone: the ocean covers 71% of the Earth surface and contains ~97% of the water on our planet. It is a key component of the climate system (together with atmosphere, land and cryosphere) that we depend on. #SROCC

​

Consequences: melt ice from bottom, bleach coral reefs, rise sea level, fuel storms, reduce ocean dissolved oxygen, increase extremes/marine heat waves etc. These stresses pose high risks to biodiversity/fisheries, and cause economic losses. Ocean links to many #SDGs #SROCC

​

Ocean warming will continue even if the global mean surface temperature can be stabilized at or below 2°C (target of Paris Agreement) in the 21st century, due to ocean's long-term commitment. Therefore, both mitigation and adaption are both needed!!

​

Ocean warming will continue even if the global mean surface temperature can be stabilized at or below 2°C (target of Paris Agreement) in the 21st century, due to ocean's long-term commitment. Therefore, both mitigation and adaption are both needed!!

Thread by Lijing Cheng @Lijing_Cheng - on Twitter
Oceanographer from IAP/CAS, working on XBT, ocean observations, ocean heat content and earth's energy budget

Ocean heat content (0-2000m) data from IAP and NOAA/NCEI was just released, NO surprise, 2019 was the warmest year on record for global ocean. Not only that, the past 5/10 years are the warmest 5/10 years!

​

OHC is one of the key measure of global warming. Human activities emit greenhouse gases (i.e. CO2) into the air, which taps more and more heat in the climate system. Ocean stores more than 90% of the global warming heat!

A updated ocean energy budget from 0m to ocean bottom shows a total full-depth ocean warming of 370 ± 81 ZJ (~0.38 ± 0.08 W m^−2) from 1960 to 2019, with contributions of 41.0%, 21.5%, 28.6% and 8.9% from the 0–300, 300–700, 700–2000m, and below-2000m layers, respectively

​

The heating was distributed throughout the world's oceans, The Atlantic and Southern Ocean continued to show a larger warming compared to most of the other basins. Probably because they have strong mixing and subduction so more efficient for heat penetration downward.

​

Zonal/Vertical sections of ocean temperature trend from 1960-2019, organized around Southern Ocean (80-60S meridional mean) at center. Contours are climatologies. Lots of infos of how/when heat was penetrated downward! Inspired by Schmitz1996 and Gruber2019 schematic.

​

In situ ocean subsurface temperature observations have increased in spatial and temporal over time, and near global coverage (0-2000m) has been achieved since 2007 due to #Argo. Improved data quality and techniques have reduced uncertainties in OHC. Chapter-1#SROCC

​

Ocean seems far away from many people but it is linked to everyone: the ocean covers 71% of the Earth surface and contains ~97% of the water on our planet. It is a key component of the climate system (together with atmosphere, land and cryosphere) that we depend on. #SROCC

​

Consequences: melt ice from bottom, bleach coral reefs, rise sea level, fuel storms, reduce ocean dissolved oxygen, increase extremes/marine heat waves etc. These stresses pose high risks to biodiversity/fisheries, and cause economic losses. Ocean links to many #SDGs #SROCC

​

Ocean warming will continue even if the global mean surface temperature can be stabilized at or below 2°C (target of Paris Agreement) in the 21st century, due to ocean's long-term commitment. Therefore, both mitigation and adaption are both needed!!

​

 

[Green Destiny]

Oh most definitely. Seeing the earth being destroyed everyday is one of the reasons I wish to CTB. When the earth finally decides that it's had enough of our collective shit mother nature will wipe us out. That or we'll blow ourselves up to oblivion. Either one will happen eventually.

 

[TotallyIsolated]

Climate change is real and human activity has contributed to it, and I absolutely do not agree with the climate denying crackpots, BUT...

Climate science is subtle and complicated and best left to experts. We *should* encourage governments to do more and vote accordingly, but there really isn't much that you or I as individuals can do.

Much of contemporary climate panic has been driven by journalists and activists on a basis that is no more scientific than the climate deniers who claim it isn't real. In particular I'm thinking of David Wallace-Wells's 'The Uninhabitable Earth' - a profoundly harmful mix of partial truths and misleading data that deliberately paints an unrealistically pessimistic future in order to shock people. To put it plainly, it's bad science.

Its good that you care about the environment and wanting to do your part is commendable, but try not to worry about it quite so much. Climate panic has really sunk its claws into the zeitgeist and I fear that people have been given the impression that the world is legitimately going to end. The earth will categorically *NOT* be rendered uninhabitable. Not due to anthropogenic sources of climate change, and not within the lifetime of anyone living today.

People already have enough to worry about. It's not your fault.

 

[Pan]

New data does seem to suggest that climate change exacerbates mental illness

 

[xXSarac3nSlay3rXx]

Climate change is real and human activity has contributed to it, and I absolutely do not agree with the climate denying crackpots, BUT...

Climate science is subtle and complicated and best left to experts. We *should* encourage governments to do more and vote accordingly, but there really isn't much that you or I as individuals can do.

Much of contemporary climate panic has been driven by journalists and activists on a basis that is no more scientific than the climate deniers who claim it isn't real. In particular I'm thinking of David Wallace-Wells's 'The Uninhabitable Earth' - a profoundly harmful mix of partial truths and misleading data that deliberately paints an unrealistically pessimistic future in order to shock people. To put it plainly, it's bad science.

Its good that you care about the environment and wanting to do your part is commendable, but try not to worry about it quite so much. Climate panic has really sunk its claws into the zeitgeist and I fear that people have been given the impression that the world is legitimately going to end. The earth will categorically *NOT* be rendered uninhabitable. Not due to anthropogenic sources of climate change, and not within the lifetime of anyone living today.

People already have enough to worry about. It's not your fault.

Well, Earth will never be uninhabitable per se, just uninhabitable for us.

 

[Luchs]

The more i realized this planet i fucked, the more I wanna off myself. And let the oligarchs and corporations that fucked it to fight over the remains of the dying corpse.
I don't want any part of it anymore.
Is it just me? Is watching the powerful actively destroy our only planet enough to make you wanna kill yourself?

Not really. Even if we fuck over the climate, the planet and life won't be destroyed, maybe even humans will survive it. Life will just get a whole lot harder than it is.

Everything will just go on as usual.