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Climate Doom

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DuesToTheDirt · 17/05/2023 17:33

Anyone else reached this point?

This story was top headline earlier today (1.5C warming by 2027), though I see it's now been pushed off the top slot by Harry and Megan, who of course are far more important.

When I got home from work I asked DH how his day was, and he was said, "Rubbish, Joe is terrible and doesn't do his job properly, and Sally blah blah, and the project yada yada," and I just wanted to say, "FFS none of this matters." But by the time he finally asked me how I was, I didn't say anything as I thought I'd probably start crying.

But really, people say you can feel better by doing more for the environment. Sure, there's some things I could do - I could have taken the bus to work today instead of driving, I could turn my flower beds over to potatoes, I could never take a holiday again (and not just flying, it all contributes). Too late for me not to have children, I have some already.

But what would any of this achieve? Prolonging life on earth by a millisecond?

El Nino in 2015

Global warming set to break key 1.5C limit for first time

The world is likely to hit 1.5C of warming within the next five years because of rising carbon emissions.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65602293

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frozendaisy · 17/05/2023 18:24

Reached climate doom a while ago.

The human species won't go extinct but it's so complicated.

New Zealand is thought to be the best place to ride out climate Armageddon hence why many billionaires have bought ranches there (this has been barred now) so the human race (some of it) will ride it out.

Most of the rest of us will fight for ever dwindling resources.

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