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Greenland ice sheet is close to a melting point of no return

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Re: Greenland ice sheet is close to a melting point of no return

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Every time there's an article about climate change, it's always about how we're "close to the point of no return." It's felt like the Truck Almost Hitting The Pole GIF[1] for like 10 years now. Has anything actually gone past the point of no return?

I'll almost be relieved when we're officially inevitably fucked... at least these "nearly there!" articles won't keep popping up.

1: https://tenor.com/view/truck-crash-test-pole-doesnt-reach-gi...

Re: Greenland ice sheet is close to a melting point of no return

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Does anyone have suggestions for how an individual can feel like they’re actually doing something. I already make donations to organizations that advocate for climate activism, vote at local and national level for candidates what support climate action, and in my own live I try to be conscious about the environment impacts or my lifestyle and purchases. Despite all that I still feel like I'm changing nothing. I still…

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Re: Greenland ice sheet is close to a melting point of no return

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Let me preface this by saying that I believe climate change and decarbonization to be one of the critical challenges of our time. That said… This article’s title and its content are completely at odds. Here’s a critical passage: > As the ice sheet melts, its surface will be at ever-lower elevations, exposed to warmer air temperatures. Warmer air temperatures accelerate melt, making it drop and warm further. Global ai…

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Re: Greenland ice sheet is close to a melting point of no return

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If they are so sure about amounts I expect a date.

This doesn’t make sense. Volume is measurable. Satellites do it. There’s little prediction, it has already been done. Predicting when something will happen, in the future, is much harder.

For example, you could measure a hamburger in front of me. Predicting when, and if, I’ll eat it is much harder.

Re: Greenland ice sheet is close to a melting point of no return

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Does anyone have suggestions for how an individual can feel like they’re actually doing something. I already make donations to organizations that advocate for climate activism, vote at local and national level for candidates what support climate action, and in my own live I try to be conscious about the environment impacts or my lifestyle and purchases. Despite all that I still feel like I'm changing nothing. I still…

Quit your job and go to work full time on climate. Start here: https://climatebase.org

Re: Greenland ice sheet is close to a melting point of no return

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Does anyone have suggestions for how an individual can feel like they’re actually doing something. I already make donations to organizations that advocate for climate activism, vote at local and national level for candidates what support climate action, and in my own live I try to be conscious about the environment impacts or my lifestyle and purchases. Despite all that I still feel like I'm changing nothing. I still…

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It would take the majority of the population giving up the majority of the luxuries they have. Getting everyone to agree with that is the tricky part.

Re: Greenland ice sheet is close to a melting point of no return

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Ah well, here we go. I guess it's what we deserve for sitting on our hands for fifty years. So long and thanks for all the fish.

For reference, high tide where I am is ~20ft. Winter storms bring it up another 20. This will definitely require moving inland, but definitely not a “thanks for all the fish” scenario.

Yeah if anything you’ll have more access to fish now! sob

Re: Greenland ice sheet is close to a melting point of no return

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Does anyone have suggestions for how an individual can feel like they’re actually doing something. I already make donations to organizations that advocate for climate activism, vote at local and national level for candidates what support climate action, and in my own live I try to be conscious about the environment impacts or my lifestyle and purchases. Despite all that I still feel like I'm changing nothing. I still…

Buy a lot of AC machines but make them cool the outside and put the exhaust in your house!
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