Floods, Fires, and Heat Domes (the climate change thread) (Part 1)

Well, it ain’t ours. That’s for sure.

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Well that’s a mixed blessing isn’t it?

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It’s a fire, it’s a flood, and it’s a big ash-laden heat dome all in one, but wait, it’s also an ozone hole! :persevere:

Article:

Rapid ozone depletion after humidification of the stratosphere by the Hunga Tonga Eruption
Stephanie Evan, et al.
Science, 20 Oct 2023, Vol 382, Issue 6

There have already been articles about the ozone hole in the Antarctic this year.

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Watching our planet die a slow death is just so goddamn depressing. :cry:

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I remember reading (probably over-hopefully) that they had maybe migrated to deeper, colder waters. Problem is, there is a pretty hard limit in how deep they can go and still function. Well, hell…

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They’re starving because the crabs are gone.

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I agree, we should really speed this up.

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We’re seeing it in the Chesapeake Bay too. Dead zones are void of any life. No jellyfish, no crabs, no fish. Even horseshoe crabs are having a hard time. Less Horseshoe crab eggs means the less migrating birds have to eat…

Last weekend I watched a lone dolphin swim up into a creek just to turn around and leave. Usually they are with family units and chase schools of fish into the creeks to feed.

Ugggggggh.

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Maybe we can find someone to look after us.

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:sob:

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Stay safe if you are in the way!

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Hoping everyone there has Legend brand Irish storm doors!

Flood-Synseal-Legend-Door

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Tom Delonge Wtf GIF by Justin

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Also reported in the Guardian and the BBC.

Here’s the original article. Timelines for actual sea level rise are uncertain, but the potential is there for 5m.

23 October 2023,
Unavoidable future increase in West Antarctic ice-shelf melting over the twenty-first century
Kaitlin A. Naughten, Paul R. Holland & Jan De Rydt,
Nature Climate Change

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