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I've thought about the strike thing for sometime also, why do we keep propping these people up? The kind of action you're describing is inevitable IMO. Humans
by pmyjavec 10y ago
I've thought about the strike thing for sometime also, why do we keep propping these people up?
The kind of action you're describing is inevitable IMO. Humans may have to go on mass strike until we get the correct Government action on climate change.
Sadly, strikes might not even be required/optional soon due to impacted health from rising temperatures, air pollution and difficulty commuting.
I'm currently living in Amsterdam now, it's Autumn and it's as hot as Sydney in summer, 30+ C. Bridges are getting stuck and stopping trams which then need to be hosed down with cool water constantly to keep them from ceasing up etc, little things like this along will have a major impact on everyone's pockets and forget getting a good nights sleep in an apartment which is designed for temperatures no higher than 24C. Goodbye productivity.
In the middle of heatwaves in Sydney (reaching 40+ celsius), I've watched people struggling on trains that are delayed due to issues with infrastructure, robbed of proper sleep from the extreme temperatures, heading off to participate in jobs, supporting industries which are clearly the cause of our sleepless nights (major banks, energy resource companies etc).
I often would think to myself, why bother? If the end goal is such devastating destruction and suffering? Why not stop and get out priorities straight before getting back to work? Economies are great, jobs are awesome, fossil fuels and deforestation isn't and they're no longer required to run a model civilization and healthy economy.
- witty_username 10y agoWhy do you mention the heatwaves? Do you have evidence they are related to climate change? I think it only changes temperatures by a few Celsius.
- kaybe 10y agoIt would be nice if it only did that. For evidence, look here: http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/v4/n3/full/nclimate2145.html http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/v4/n3/full/nclimate21... Here is a non-blocked article on the topic: http://www.climatecentral.org/news/climate-change-is-increasing-extreme-heat-globally-17120 http://www.climatecentral.org/news/climate-change-is-increas... IMHO, the biggest problems will be the changes in sea level and precipitation pattern though, and atmospheric and ocean circulation/currents. It's definitely not just a few degrees C.