World ocean temperatures in 2021 were the hottest ever recorded

Post by betwixthewires » Thu, Jan 13, 2022, 3:46 AM UTC

xwdv wrote: post #125

betwixthewires wrote: post #110

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I don't know if this comment is serious or not, but if so, it is hyperbolic nonsense. Not to say there's no warming, obviously there is, or to say it won't have detrimental effects, but it's people saying things like this that give deniers ammo to call it a doomsday cult. If you truly believe what you've just said, you need to take a step out of your own head and unbiasedly self reflect and examine the merit of your…

Why would it be hyperbolic? What exactly do you think happens when temperatures keep rising to unbearable levels? Keep cranking up the AC? What about the crops that feed the animals we eat to survive? What about the dwindling oceans we farm sea food from?

Post by richk449 » Thu, Jan 13, 2022, 4:13 AM UTC

xwdv wrote: post #125

betwixthewires wrote: post #110

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I don't know if this comment is serious or not, but if so, it is hyperbolic nonsense. Not to say there's no warming, obviously there is, or to say it won't have detrimental effects, but it's people saying things like this that give deniers ammo to call it a doomsday cult. If you truly believe what you've just said, you need to take a step out of your own head and unbiasedly self reflect and examine the merit of your…

Why would it be hyperbolic? What exactly do you think happens when temperatures keep rising to unbearable levels? Keep cranking up the AC? What about the crops that feed the animals we eat to survive? What about the dwindling oceans we farm sea food from?

Post by Axien » Thu, Jan 13, 2022, 4:52 AM UTC

hanklazard wrote: post #104

willio58 wrote: post #18

Is anyone on HN reconsidering having children because of climate change? Recently I've had a big shift myself on this topic, probably influenced by not many women my age (younger than 30) having any interest in bringing a child into a world where they could potentially suffer real physical danger due to climate change.

It is daunting, but the world has looked at least this scary before and it didn’t stop the generations of people who led to our existence right now. As a person who just had a child, I strongly recommend it so far. It is more challenging than most things I have done in my life, but also more rewarding. I am forced to be selfless in a way that I never have been before. And I know it’s annoying to hear people say these…

Post by sumedh » Thu, Jan 13, 2022, 5:20 AM UTC

arn wrote: post #129

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> Cause he’s rich and can afford it regardless what happens. I dont think rich people like to lose money. Would you pay for ice when you know it would already melt when you get it?

If I could use it for 20 years first, definitely.

Post by pabs3 » Thu, Jan 13, 2022, 5:31 AM UTC

toomuchtodo wrote: post #62

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I don't want to sound fatalistic but it's difficult to see how we can reset the 4 big feedback loops in any reasonable amount of time: Ice-albedo feedback - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice%E2%80%93albedo_feedback Permafrost thaw feedback - https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/global-carbon-budget-perm... Forestfire\Drought feedback - https://weatherology.com/trending/articles/Drought-Feedback-... Jetstream Disruption…

Sulfur dioxide aerosol injection in the stratosphere until carbon capture and decarbonization can catch up. We desperately need an energy inexpensive way to sequester atmospheric carbon underground in stable (mineral) form. Hopefully we’ll see progress from Climeworks or similar concerns in this space. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aae98d/...