I’ve been saying this for years, and my friends finally believe me: There is no place safe from climate change. Period. And clearly, we are running out of time. That’s why this is the single most important issue we face. I read this story about wealthy homeowners’ opposition to wind farms off the Jersey shore, and I just wanted to scream. What kind of dumb fucks think this is rational? Never mind, I know: Republicans.
That’s the best thing you can do about global warming: support Democrats, with your time and money. There are no longer any alternatives.
Waves of severe thunderstorms in the U.S. this year have led to $34 billion in insured losses, according to a major company in the insurance industry. An increasing frequency of extreme weather has resulted in the unprecedented level of financial damage. https://t.co/AEA8zlOkoA
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 9, 2023
Climate danger is everywhere: https://t.co/HuwpIlttcR
— Suburban Guerrilla 💙 (@SusieMadrak) August 9, 2023
.@MichaelEMann: "The impacts of climate change are upon us in the form of unprecedented, dangerous extreme weather events." https://t.co/ssbqAt4vot #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis
— Francisco Taveira (@jftaveira1993) August 9, 2023
.@MichaelEMann: "The impacts of climate change are upon us in the form of unprecedented, dangerous extreme weather events." https://t.co/ssbqAt4vot #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis
— Francisco Taveira (@jftaveira1993) August 9, 2023
Net Zero is "kicking the can down the road." It's a great slogan – sounds wonderful until you look around and see everything is accelerating in the now, & tipping points have been passed, Think of it as a propaganda bandage on the #ClimateEmergency unravelling before our eyes. pic.twitter.com/QYA4VCWOaq
— Sophie Gabrielle (@CodeRedEarth) August 9, 2023
The most astonishing thing about the last 8 weeks of extreme planetary heat is how much of it is at, or below, the Equator, where June and July are winter time. #ClimateEmergency pic.twitter.com/YfNW64xDON
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) August 2, 2023
Re Laurie Garrett’s map: nighttime warming and winter warming are two major indicators that the warming is anthropogenic, caused by people, burning fossil fuels.
It’s what you’d expect if it really is all our own fault.
The good news is it also means we could stop doing it.