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That article is interesting for exactly what it doesn't say. "Climate" does not appear in that article. Flood plain. Dam. > According to the group, Rio Grande
by itsanaccount 2y ago
That article is interesting for exactly what it doesn't say.
"Climate" does not appear in that article. Flood plain. Dam.
> According to the group, Rio Grande do Sul lost 22 percent of its native vegetation, or 3.6 million hectares (8.9 million acres), from 1985 to 2022.
https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240522-experts-say-deforestation-exacerbated-deadly-brazil-floods https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240522-experts-say-de...
The burning question I have that maybe is too far off topic for news of a disaster, is how fast and in what magnitude do we learn about our mistakes?
- boudin 2y agoThe article is a report of MSF, a NGO focused on medical care. It's not a newspaper, so they just talk about their mission.
- orwin 2y agoIf we stopped our emissions today, the average temperature will likely stabilize. There is some theories that it will keep going up by .1 to .3C over 30 years, unless we also stop other GHGs, in that case it will stabilize at -.2 to -.5C over the average of this year. In the very best case, the current climate is the climate of the future.
- decremental 2y ago[dead]