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You'd think that people would have realized this after Europe avoided mass death from Russian gas being cut off only because the winter was mild.
by llm_trw 2y ago
You'd think that people would have realized this after Europe avoided mass death from Russian gas being cut off only because the winter was mild.
- neoromantique 2y agoConsidering that we're doing the barest of the minimum about it three years in, yeah, you'd think.
- baq 2y agoWe’re off to a not-great start this year: https://gas.kyos.com/gas/eu https://gas.kyos.com/gas/eu
- 4gotunameagain 2y agoInteresting way to frame "Russian gas being cut off" instead of "most likely US orchestrated biggest ally to ally sabotage in history". I'm still mad about it, yes. Germany's dependence on Russian gas was a terrible thing, but risking my livelihood for 4D geopolitics chess is much worse.
- account42 2y agoThis doesn't change the strategic need to maintain local production though.
- actionfromafar 2y agoGermany's dependence on Russian gas was (failed) 4D geopolitical chess in itself. I'm mad at that.
- Y-bar 2y ago> the winter was mild. Sure about that? I remember a cold winter. > Blizzards, record winds, red weather warnings and biting cold. The long winter of 2023/2024 has featured heavy precipitation and a number of extreme weather events. https://www.uu.se/en/news/2024/2024-03-04-a-researcher-explains-why-the-winter-has-been-so-extreme https://www.uu.se/en/news/2024/2024-03-04-a-researcher-expla... And > Large parts of Europe are starting the 2023-2024 winter season with an abundance of snow and cold, a stark contrast from last year, which was abnormally warm and snowless. https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/12/04/europe-snow-cold-munich-moscow-record/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/12/04/europe-sno...