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We have known this is coming for decades, we have known it will be devastating to the sustainability of human civilization as it exists. You are promising deva
by jibe 3y ago
We have known this is coming for decades, we have known it will be devastating to the sustainability of human civilization as it exists.
You are promising devastation to human civilization, but all we have is a hot summer. Even got an end to the drought in California!
If you want to fight climate change, you have to be real about it. Doomsday hyperbole backfires and gives ammunition to people who don't acknowledge that the climate has been warming.
- thisiswater 3y agoOcean Acidification: https://ocean.si.edu/conservation/acidification/ocean-acidification-graph https://ocean.si.edu/conservation/acidification/ocean-acidif... Effects of Ocean Acidification on shell formation: https://www.nature.com/articles/srep21076 https://www.nature.com/articles/srep21076 https://www.epa.gov/ocean-acidification/effects-ocean-and-coastal-acidification-marine-life https://www.epa.gov/ocean-acidification/effects-ocean-and-co... This does not come with a silver lining. Imagine, by rough analogy, the effects on the ecosystem if every bug on the planet began struggling to form its exoskeleton.
- hackernewds 3y agoI think their point applied to your reply is "ok so ocean acidification is happening. so what?". the flood of scientific papers and muddled messaging is what has led to the common populace now really understanding the implications. For better or worse, most people will not click into a nature.com or epa.gov article vs a quick TikTok