23 July 2022

"This is the coldest summer of the rest of our lives"


That thought-provoking title is not literally true for each individual person, but is true in aggregate for the whole of humanity.  Something to think about.  Credit to Harper's Magazine.

Above: Brittany on fire, July 2022.  Credit Rachel Le Guillou / SDIS 29 / Reuters.
Below: Yosemite area fire, July 2022.  Credit AP Photo/Noah Berger.

6 comments:

  1. I'm not as convinced as is McPherson that we are "beyond hope," but I do find his perspective worthwhile. I've heard him speak several times and followed his work for years: https://guymcpherson.com/science-snippets-moderation-in-all-things/

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    1. Very interesting, Crowboy. I'm debating whether to boost that video up to be a main entry on the blog. Tx.

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  2. Cowboy's contribution, Thanks, Cowboy, is the best thing I have seen on the pending
    Anthropocene.

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  3. While I do believe that climate change is a thing, I am not convinced that this is indeed the coolest summer we'll have for the rest of our lives. There seems to be a rather consistent pattern of hotter...then cooler summers. I also think that the pandemic might have been a blessing in disguise, since it stopped a lot of travel and the such for a couple of years. It was no doubt good for our fisheries, as well.

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  4. It seems unlikely that humanity will last long enough to be destroyed by global warming. I don't even know why I bothered to have a child.

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    1. Hey, no need to be so cynical. See it from the positive side: if you throw your child in the fire, you'll have several minutes more before it gets to you.

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