/\Yup, area I live in is near the top of the list for threatened species of birds.
The unfolding negative effects of global warming that nobody has predicted is what's most frightening. In my area the warming ocean has slowed the predominant wind pattern, bringing less moisture to higher elevations, causing deforestation. We've already lost species.
Posted by: Hepcat
/\Yup, area I live in is near the top of the list for threatened species of birds.
The unfolding negative effects of global warming that nobody has predicted is what's most frightening. In my area the warming ocean has slowed the predominant wind pattern, bringing less moisture to higher elevations, causing deforestation. We've already lost species.
you're in eastern WA/OR?
https://e360.yale.edu/features/how-deforestation-affecting-global-water-cycles-climate-change
"In Norway, Michael Wolosin of the U.S. think tank Forest Climate Analytics and Nancy Harris of the World Resources Institute published a study that concluded that “tropical forest loss is having a larger impact on the climate than has been commonly understood.” They warned that large-scale deforestation in any of the three major tropical forest zones of the world – Africa’s Congo basin, southeast Asia, and especially the Amazon – could disrupt the water cycle sufficiently to “pose a substantial risk to agriculture in key breadbaskets halfway round the world in parts of the U.S., India, and China.”"
Is there anywhere that's not dealing with effects of global warming?
In Hawaii, different place similar deal though here it's also the increased mosquito population at elevation.
More powerful hurricanes and bizarre flash floods are the immediate threat for the human population locally, but yeah we're on the front lines of climate change for all kinds of new crap.
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Posted by: Hepcat
/\Yup, area I live in is near the top of the list for threatened species of birds.
The unfolding negative effects of global warming that nobody has predicted is what's most frightening. In my area the warming ocean has slowed the predominant wind pattern, bringing less moisture to higher elevations, causing deforestation. We've already lost species.
you're in eastern WA/OR?
https://e360.yale.edu/features/how-deforestation-affecting-global-water-cycles-climate-change
"In Norway, Michael Wolosin of the U.S. think tank Forest Climate Analytics and Nancy Harris of the World Resources Institute published a study that concluded that “tropical forest loss is having a larger impact on the climate than has been commonly understood.” They warned that large-scale deforestation in any of the three major tropical forest zones of the world – Africa’s Congo basin, southeast Asia, and especially the Amazon – could disrupt the water cycle sufficiently to “pose a substantial risk to agriculture in key breadbaskets halfway round the world in parts of the U.S., India, and China.”"
Yep. I been predicting the food riots start 7-8 years out, tops.
Love this bit. definitely sums up my thoughts on all the science deniers and wankers.
That was enjoyable.
Two weeks ago I was in London for five days....and the comments even by tour guides on Extinction Rebellion made me really question the sanity of thos guides.
ER is really big in London. And I think absolutely necessary. The level of ignorance by the public when I was there was amazing, kind of.
I honestly think most people have no idea what is going to happen sooner or later. And still are seriously ignorant.
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Two weeks ago I was in London for five days....and the comments even by tour guides on Extinction Rebellion made me really question the sanity of thos guides.
ER is really big in London. And I think absolutely necessary. The level of ignorance by the public when I was there was amazing, kind of.
I honestly think most people have no idea what is going to happen sooner or later. And still are seriously ignorant.
It makes it easy for people to stick their heads in the sand when there are so many "experts" on the interwebz that keep making up reasons that the scientific community is all in on a massive conspiracy to sell solar panels. We need to rebel against the conservative "news" outlets first to free their minds.
How has this not been posted here?
“The wildfire season in the American West is now two and half months longer than 40 years ago. Wildfires are now four times more common and burn six times as much forest area. Some of today’s fires are so big and hot they burn the soil itself, an when that happens it can take up to a thousand years for the trees to grow back. By 2050 wildfires in the United States will be twice as destructive as they are now and each year will burn 20 million acres. An estimated 339,000 people die each year from smoke from wildfires. By 2050 we are expected to lose half of all the forests in the American West.” [9]
Posted by: Hepcat
/\Yup, area I live in is near the top of the list for threatened species of birds.
The unfolding negative effects of global warming that nobody has predicted is what's most frightening. In my area the warming ocean has slowed the predominant wind pattern, bringing less moisture to higher elevations, causing deforestation. We've already lost species.
Link for that? Warmer waters usually feed winds (hurricane season anyone?).
The internet wants to blame cats in NA for the loss of birds.
Here's an article that I'm sure you guys will take issue with because it basically supports my "we're not the problem argument; look at the sun you idjits".
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