Climate Change/Mass Extinction Megathread

[crazy canuck]

 

[Jacob]

My family who's here from Denmark knew about the flooding from theor local news, so it is reported somewhat.

[crazy canuck]

My family who's here from Denmark knew about the flooding from theor local news, so it is reported somewhat.

That does not surprise me.  It is the lack of reporting in US based news media that is more notable.

[Syt]

AP had a photo collection documenting impact of climate change: https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/climate-change-environment-weather-photos-2025-6981b6aff56a36e054b85bbb76d1d449

(Primarily through environmental disasters which are likely to increase.)

I didn't initially post here because it would be a mix of preaching to the choir and posters who are not overly concerned.

[Legbiter]

Look on the bright side, the North Atlantic conveyor shuts down, Iceland drops to -25C, so Legbiter and his 'cousins' are forced to raid Northern British monasteries for gold and deritos; which vastly increases the likelihood of future old style pan-European Languish meet-ups.   

We herd lava when it gets too bothersome. We survived the Little Ice Age, smallpox and Laki.

Also, I'd raid for Mars bars...

[mongers]

Look on the bright side, the North Atlantic conveyor shuts down, Iceland drops to -25C, so Legbiter and his 'cousins' are forced to raid Northern British monasteries for gold and deritos; which vastly increases the likelihood of future old style pan-European Languish meet-ups.   

We herd lava when it gets too bothersome. We survived the Little Ice Age, smallpox and Laki.

Also, I'd raid for Mars bars...

 

One day I'll make it to Iceland, maybe as the director of a theatre production re-imagining the 1972 Cod Wars through the medium of interpretive dance.   

[Tonitrus]

My family who's here from Denmark knew about the flooding from theor local news, so it is reported somewhat.

That does not surprise me.  It is the lack of reporting in US based news media that is more notable.

It's gotten plenty of local coverage down here of course...but our seasonal flooding, even at this scale, usually only ever barely gets a casual mention in the US national news.

The North Carolina flooding disaster (in looking for a comparison) a few years made much more news I think because of the hurricane connection, the scale, and moreover...the political exploitation.

[Legbiter]

One day I'll make it to Iceland, maybe as the director of a theatre production re-imagining the 1972 Cod Wars through the medium of interpretive dance. 

I'll give a personal tour of Reykjavík and set you up for any further excursions. Flights cost next to nothing.

[viper37]

By the way, someone has put together a video montage of what the flooding looks like in the US Pacific Northwest.

The clip notes that this isn't being widely reported and I think that is correct. I guess there's just so much else going wrong in the world that a natural disaster doesn't get much mention. Especially since the cause of the natural disaster is climate change and that's just not worth mentioning any anymore?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSbCZiKFOz1/?igsh=NWVyOWc0bWNjdjdo

I've seen images of flooding in Kenya, but I'm having trouble getting excited about anything in the US.

[Duque de Bragança]

Look on the bright side, the North Atlantic conveyor shuts down, Iceland drops to -25C, so Legbiter and his 'cousins' are forced to raid Northern British monasteries for gold and deritos; which vastly increases the likelihood of future old style pan-European Languish meet-ups.   

We herd lava when it gets too bothersome. We survived the Little Ice Age, smallpox and Laki.

Also, I'd raid for Mars bars...

 

One day I'll make it to Iceland, maybe as the director of a theatre production re-imagining the 1972 Cod Wars through the medium of interpretive dance.   

Interpretive Dance? 
I'd like to see mongers going full Kate Bush on us. 

[Norgy]

I can only remember one year when there was no snow in my hometown. It was back in 2006.

There was a slight snowfall in November, but with 8 degrees Celsius for well over a month and nothing but clouds with no rain, there is actually a chance that this "snow guaranteed" region of Norway will be snow free until at least January.

I am not sure what to think. It's not like I love shovelling snow every morning, but I find the darkness 19 hours a day a bit eerie when there is no snow.
Usually, there is about 1 metre or about 30-40 inches, sleet and ice here and -10 degrees Celsius here around this time. I suppose this means that by late January or early February we get a "Siberian" cold wave with -30 degrees.
Without snow, that will be a tough one for most buildings. Snow, while annoying, isolates.

[Syt]

White Christmas (1cm of snow cover on 24th or 25th) in the Austrian state capitals since 1961.



30 year average chance of White Christmas:



Geographic locations for reference:

[Syt]

While we're at it, change in the duration of snow coverage in Austria based on altitude:

[crazy canuck]

The local mountains just opened for skiing but the snow pack is light to pathetic.

Here is an analysis by the Globe and Mail for all of Canada.  It's grim.

A Globe and Mail analysis of 50 years of weather data from 43 cities and ski destinations shows that while white Christmases remain frequent, snow depth is shrinking. In the past five years, 27 locations have seen thinner snowpacks – accumulated snow – compared with their long-term averages, calculated from 1975 to 2024.

The steepest declines are in places that Canadians often associate with winter wonderlands. Banff and Whistler, two of the country's most famous ski destinations, have experienced some of the largest Christmas Day snow losses on the ground among all cities studied. That does not mean a snowless Christmas in the mountains. Both destinations still record snow on most Dec. 25s, easily clearing the two-centimetre threshold. But the data show that the snowpack is, on average, noticeably shallower than it was a few decades ago.

[Josquius]

I can only remember one year when there was no snow in my hometown. It was back in 2006.

There was a slight snowfall in November, but with 8 degrees Celsius for well over a month and nothing but clouds with no rain, there is actually a chance that this "snow guaranteed" region of Norway will be snow free until at least January.

I am not sure what to think. It's not like I love shovelling snow every morning, but I find the darkness 19 hours a day a bit eerie when there is no snow.
Usually, there is about 1 metre or about 30-40 inches, sleet and ice here and -10 degrees Celsius here around this time. I suppose this means that by late January or early February we get a "Siberian" cold wave with -30 degrees.
Without snow, that will be a tough one for most buildings. Snow, while annoying, isolates.

Yes. That was always my stance on Swedish winter.
Yes the dark 23 hour nights (or whatever it is) are pretty dire... But November was worst. From December on there was a permanent carpet of snow and everything was so much nicer.