• VICE - HBO: Our Rising Oceans (we're fucked)
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[video=youtube;Kp6_sDiup6U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp6_sDiup6U[/video] basically, the sea level is going to rise no matter what and there's nothing we can do to stop it, and everyone is going to be affected by it some wise words from Joe Biden at the end too
Fucking Al Gore said this back in '06.
[QUOTE=Warriorx4;49512308]Fucking Al Gore said this back in '06.[/QUOTE]I wonder if it was too late back then too, apparently there's a thing called climate lag? What it basically means is that we don't experience the negative effects (i.e. global ocean temperature rise, sea-level rise, increased temperatures) of increased greenhouse emissions until 40 years after the fact, which means all we're experiencing right now is the result of everything we were unknowingly* pumping into the air in the 1960s/70s (*except for companies like Exxon Mobil, who were doing research on climate change and were aware of it since 1977, and engaged in misinformation campaigns because it would obviously hurt their business) [URL]http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/exxon-knew-about-climate-change-almost-40-years-ago/[/URL] Why these people aren't being tried in a court of law right now is beyond me, shit wait $$$ that's why
I'm kind of curious as to how this plays out. Wonder if we'll ever adapt to this, or try to find a new planet to fuck up, or something like that.
Is there a mirror? Can't view in Aus
[QUOTE=mr apple;49512399]Is there a mirror? Can't view in Aus[/QUOTE]Could try their website [url]http://www.vice.com/video/watch-our-hbo-episode-about-climate-change-from-all-sides-of-the-issue[/url]
This feels relevant: [video=youtube;09rAkh5JRVQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09rAkh5JRVQ[/video] Maybe if the world wasn't run by cunts we could actually do something about these issues.
[QUOTE]"Its a holy shit..."[/QUOTE] Hopefully I'm part of the greatest generation. Exciting times.
[QUOTE=Killer900;49512417]Could try their website [url]http://www.vice.com/video/watch-our-hbo-episode-about-climate-change-from-all-sides-of-the-issue[/url][/QUOTE] They blocked it on there too.
Does anyone know what the music is from 1:30/ end credits? I recognize it from a long time ago and don't know its name.
We'll be fine
Drought, famine, climate wars, super storms, dying phytoplankton, mass extinctions from interruptions in the food chain, uninhabitable equator, the spread of tropical disease, mass immigration... Humanity (as we know it) might not make it another 200 years
[QUOTE=Foogooman;49512878]Drought, famine, climate wars, super storms, dying phytoplankton, mass extinctions from interruptions in the food chain, uninhabitable equator, the spread of tropical disease, mass immigration... Humanity (as we know it) might not make it another 200 years[/QUOTE] Oh it won't, we'll be forced to either adapt to change or die. The question isn't whether or not it'll hapen, it's what comes after.
I dunno every generation has felt like it was on the brink of extinction, not saying that it isn't going to happen but it doesn't seem like an entirely healthy way to look at the future on a average joe individual level, and even if you want to dwell on it it's not like there's much you can do other than be complacent about it, at-least until the war's start.
[QUOTE=Foogooman;49512878]Drought, famine, climate wars, super storms, dying phytoplankton, mass extinctions from interruptions in the food chain, uninhabitable equator, the spread of tropical disease, mass immigration... Humanity (as we know it) might not make it another 200 years[/QUOTE] 100 years is actually very very optimistic and will require a literal sea change in humanity's thinking and moral structure. Rising sea levels aren't the only issue, or even the only issue with the oceans.
How many of you actually care, even if by just saving electricity or avoiding driving?
I've lived a fairly spartan life for some time, but it's going to take tragedy to actually galvanize someone who is insulated enough not to pay attention. Where I live is a border zone for three continental weather systems, and you cannot say here with a straight face that climate change isn't real, and isn't negatively affecting things in a massive fashion. It's obvious as fuck. Due to the El Nino disruption we had almost [B]11 inches[/B] of snow dumped on us the day after christmas in about 6 hours. A similar instance happened in 2011, and the last time we had anything close to this was 1923. Considering this is the border for a [I]desert[/I], it's pretty fucking obviously wrong.
[QUOTE=Talvy;49513172]How many of you actually care, even if by just saving electricity or avoiding driving?[/QUOTE] I do.
[QUOTE=Talvy;49513172]How many of you actually care, even if by just saving electricity or avoiding driving?[/QUOTE] I turn off my lights when i leave my room I don't have a car, but if I could choose one it would be a Tesla.
[QUOTE=paul simon;49513447]I turn off my lights when i leave my room [/QUOTE] Savior of mankind
When I look at porn on my phone I dim the screen
[QUOTE=J!NX;49513453]Savior of mankind[/QUOTE] I'm not even helping much by turning it off, because our energy comes from renewable sources :(
[QUOTE=Foogooman;49512878]Drought, famine, climate wars, super storms, dying phytoplankton, mass extinctions from interruptions in the food chain, uninhabitable equator, the spread of tropical disease, mass immigration... Humanity (as we know it) might not make it another 200 years[/QUOTE] We spent a million years running around the woods chasing our food with pointy sticks, the future might not be fun, but I doubt we're going anywhere.
And how many of those millions of years did we spend chasing those things [i]underwater[/i]? The onus is that is A: the most looming problem out of several and B: said problems are converging. The human race is going to have to significantly shift how it operates on both a cultural and logistical level to survive the next couple of centuries, the odds of that shift occurring in time are small. The only thing we know for certain is our level of technology is completely insufficient to deal with consequences of human industrialization, and it will not become sufficient in time to reverse or ameliorate several of the looming issues (deforestation, irreparable ocean food chain depletion, global warming, overpopulation) The idea that 12.6 billion people can survive the turn of the century using today's logistical methods is patently absurd.
Sweet, my town's gonna become beachfront property.
[QUOTE=kobalt;49513733]Sweet, my town's gonna become beachfront property.[/QUOTE] My city is going to make a lovely artificial reef.
Was talking to some friends about this kind of thing at the pub the other day. They're all eager to get jobs/get a family etc etc. It just seems cruel to me to bring a kid into this shitstorm we've created.
[QUOTE=27X;49513588]And how many of those millions of years did we spend chasing those things [i]underwater[/i]? The onus is that is A: the most looming problem out of several and B: said problems are converging. The human race is going to have to significantly shift how it operates on both a cultural and logistical level to survive the next couple of centuries, the odds of that shift occurring in time are small. The only thing we know for certain is our level of technology is completely insufficient to deal with consequences of human industrialization, and it will not become sufficient in time to reverse or ameliorate several of the looming issues (deforestation, irreparable ocean food chain depletion, global warming, overpopulation) The idea that 12.6 billion people can survive the turn of the century using today's logistical methods is patently absurd.[/QUOTE] Humanity will survive thanks to the Himalayan Tibetan/Nepal population. They'll live high in the mountains as fishermen by the ocean. Kinda like windwaker.
[QUOTE=Rangergxi;49513971]Humanity will survive thanks to the Himalayan Tibetan/Nepal population. They'll live high in the mountains as fishermen by the ocean. Kinda like windwaker.[/QUOTE] Assuming the inevitable war for land doesn't make it one big king of the hill hotspot.
[QUOTE=GammaFive;49514161]Assuming the inevitable war for land doesn't make it one big king of the hill hotspot.[/QUOTE] There won't be any wars. It'll just be one huge refugee wave. Compared to what's to come, modern situation in Europe is a joke. First it'll hit developed nations, and then just anywhere high enough, and there's no question - there won't be any resources anywhere to support that.
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