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38. I've seen scary predictions of runaway warming by 2026

Sat Aug 20, 2022, 05:31 PM

Aug 2022

This guy is a professor at Rutgers, he publishes under a pseudonym to reduce direct harassment from climate change deniers.

http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/

The last time we were this far over 400 ppm CO2, the Earth was 20 degrees warmer overall. He says with such a short time frame, we may reach runaway warming. This at the most catastrophic extreme could lead to use loosing all our surface water. There is enough methane ice under the artic ocean to do this alone.

Another big point in this blog is that it takes a huge amount of energy to melt ice to one degree above freezing, where as any more heating takes much less energy.

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This is the Loire, the longest river in France. It's gone now. [View all] ItsjustMe Aug 2022 OP

We were warned misanthrope Aug 2022 #1

You probably knew this already but the explanation I heard is the estimates of impact are like a LT Barclay Aug 2022 #29

That's one aspect, too misanthrope Aug 2022 #37

Half of all, ALL emissions Brenda Aug 2022 #39

Like this? PCIntern Aug 2022 #40

Exactly like that. Brenda Aug 2022 #41

Possibly World Meteorological Association - Prof Petteri Taalas (Secretary-General of WMA) (?) Donkees Aug 2022 #45

;-( elleng Aug 2022 #2

And France has a a fair amount of nuclear power plants dependent on Uncle Joe Aug 2022 #3

Yeah, they're bending the rules to allow some to continue running muriel_volestrangler Aug 2022 #46

Kick dalton99a Aug 2022 #4

Is that a building or an old bus in the bottom photo? nt AnotherDreamWeaver Aug 2022 #6

Looks like a boat. Earth-shine Aug 2022 #7

Probably a passenger barge for river cruises. JHB Aug 2022 #10

thanks, if so there is a story in how the passengers made it back to the dock. AnotherDreamWeaver Aug 2022 #12

Wild guess- they walked. hay rick Aug 2022 #18

it is docked. ZonkerHarris Aug 2022 #21

After putting my glasses on, it looks like you are right. nt AnotherDreamWeaver Aug 2022 #25

My guess is they walked off at one of the regular stops when it could still move JHB Aug 2022 #22

That... is horrifying. 😞 crickets Aug 2022 #5

OMG! Talk about 'let that moonscape Aug 2022 #8

8 BILLION IS TOO MANY. roamer65 Aug 2022 #9

Agreed and we should have stopped at 2 billion. airplaneman Aug 2022 #30

So you're saying Thanos was the good guy. tclambert Aug 2022 #31

Bookmarking this post in case I live that long. nt KPN Aug 2022 #32

Almost can't comprehend this. yorkster Aug 2022 #11

And RWers world-wide are doing their best to stop anyone from mitigating climate change. Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2022 #13

Unbelievable DET Aug 2022 #14

Holy shit!!!!! BigmanPigman Aug 2022 #15

Oh it will be back -- rapidly carrying houses, cars, bodies, and topsoil to the sea progree Aug 2022 #16

Shocking... progressoid Aug 2022 #17

It's not "gone", but it is low. LudwigPastorius Aug 2022 #19

I feel relief. TY Hekate Aug 2022 #23

Thank you for the objectivity. Of course, it isn't good, but it's KPN Aug 2022 #33

This is not exactly correct. Its an estuary of the Loire that is shown here. drray23 Aug 2022 #20

Thank you Hekate Aug 2022 #24

OK..That is explains why it is so wide! LeftInTX Aug 2022 #34

Thanks for the objectivity. KPN Aug 2022 #35

+1 demmiblue Aug 2022 #44

Thanks, Drrray23, and Progree, for the injection of honest information. Hortensis Aug 2022 #47

Not an estuary - it's an arm that runs around an island in the river, but well inland muriel_volestrangler Aug 2022 #48

Not quite as serious (yet). N.J. is in the beginning of drought. I volunteer in the 3Hotdogs Aug 2022 #26

This makes me very sad. Owl Aug 2022 #27

I recall An Inconvenient Truth. spanone Aug 2022 #28

Little too much doom and gloom 4 me try this BootinUp Aug 2022 #36

I've seen scary predictions of runaway warming by 2026 IbogaProject Aug 2022 #38

634 mile long river dried up! Wow Emile Aug 2022 #42

To counter this news newdayneeded Aug 2022 #43