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.