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There's a record breaking heatwave in the sea. Here is why it hit so hard and what it means (www.abc.net.au)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Am I being crazy thinking that if Australia was reamed by extreme weather this summer it would be better than not, as all the climate change deniers will use non-extreme weather as a 'see the climate isn't warming' argument. At least if this summer was fucked up, they would then have a more difficult time arguing climate change doesn't exist, which could be good timing as extreme weather is still dependant on local and global climate patterns, so there will be a return to less extremes once La Nina returns.

At the same time, more extreme weather is the last thing I want people to have to experience, especially as those who suffer the most from the extreme weather will probably be those least likely to deny climate change.

In summary, I think I'm being a little crazy sitting here hoping shit burns to the ground to prove a point.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

yeah disagree on this tbh. I mean it's inevitable anyway, but given 2019 didn't change anything I wouldn't expect a repeat to do so either

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I do think 2019 (and flooding after it) helped convince "don't really care" types to take it seriously. Trying to convince conservatives of much of anything is a losing battle, but you can convince the rest.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly, fair enough. I guess part of me sharing that thought was because I recognised it was pretty drenched in schadenfreude, and was interested to see what people thought.

The last thing I really want is more disastrous weather to occur. Bring back the 1 every 100 year disasters I say.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

sorry I hope I didnt imply it as a value judgement, we all deal with the slow crawl of impending doom in our own ways. Like sticking your head in the sand, as you noted lol.

::: spoiler emoji

the this-is-fine to elmofire pipeline

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Oh no, I didn't think it was meant that way. I just took it as hoping for catastrophic weather in the hope it will convince enough people will probably backfire. To which, you are probably correct.

[–] bloopernova 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We're all going to die from climate change related effects far sooner than any of us think.

My stepdaughter is only 23. My heart breaks thinking about what she'll have to endure.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Yeah I'm at the point of life where a lot of my friends are having kids and I am terrified for their future, but hate the idea of having to have these kinds of conversations with them because they deserve to have hope for the future, for their kids future.

But I'm also torn because I think these discussions need to be had if we want people to get active, so we can effect the necessary change in time. And if anyone deserves to truly be angry, its parents.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

That’s one hell of a serious increase over a one year period considering it has also been incrementally raising over 100 years and then bam! Big hit in 2023.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

unprecedented!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Pikachu face when there's large amount of fish dying everywhere. I wonder if large mammals like whales feel the heat in the water like we feel the heat in the summer and try to jump out of the water only to die in a much hotter environment.