Climate Change/Mass Extinction Megathread

[Syt]

Before/after:



Reverse view: this quarry probably made it so the water could get into the ground more easily, leading to the destruction.

[Josquius]

Wow. Never heard of quarries screwing things in this way.
Isn't it a standard thing to do with them when done to turn them into wetlands?

[Jacob]

That's wild

[The Minsky Moment]

Asked about an earlier exit from coal generated power, Laschet said, "You don't just change policy because of a day like this."

What kind of day does one need to have?

[viper37]

@Syt and German speakers:
https://mobile.twitter.com/SoerenLorensen/status/1415417178132783105

I see my German is still stuck at Rammstein's level.  Couldn't understand anything.

[Syt]

[Josquius]

A lot more wood in that rubble than I'd expect. So many barrels.

[Admiral Yi]

What's the deal with all the plastic bottles?  Did a recycling center or bottling plant get hit?

My condolences Germany.  Looks bad.

[Duque de Bragança]

Asked about an earlier exit from coal generated power, Laschet said, "You don't just change policy because of a day like this."

What kind of day does one need to have?

Fukushima disaster day-style, since it was enough to alter German energy policy. 

[Admiral Yi]

What's the deal with all the plastic bottles?  Did a recycling center or bottling plant get hit?

My condolences Germany.  Looks bad.

woops, wrong picture 

[Sheilbh]

Asked about an earlier exit from coal generated power, Laschet said, "You don't just change policy because of a day like this."

What kind of day does one need to have?

Fukushima disaster day-style, since it was enough to alter German energy policy. 

Yeah - and if ever there's an incentive to vote Green (I understand there's been some issues with their candidate - including the standard German academic plagiarism scandal). It's likely they'll be in government and I think you probably want them to be in as strong a position as possible.

Also - surely these floods are in NRW are there any implications for Laschet in that?

[Maladict]

Heavy rainfall and flooding near Salzburg now.

https://m.bild.de/news/2021/news/unwetter-und-hochwasser-in-oesterreich-flut-schock-in-der-region-salzburg-77115716.bildMobile.html

[Zanza]

Southern Bavaria and Saxony were hit tonight, big floods there and some areas cut off. Not yet clear how bad it is.

[Sheilbh]

Awful pictures of flooding in China - Henan province at least but I think other provinces too. Particularly grim ones of a subway being flooded so everyone has to stand up to keep their heads above water.

I won't link because the thread I saw also included images (with black boxes) of people who'd clearly died

[Jacob]