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Evolve Dammit

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69. I sure feel your sentiment. Same for me. Hard to maintain any modicum of optimism. nt

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All this heat... [View all] hamsterjill Sep 2023 OP

So you folks have been getting people suffering from 3rd degree burns.... Lady Freedom Returns Sep 2023 #1

It's depressing as hell. hamsterjill Sep 2023 #6

It's not depressing. Lady Freedom Returns Sep 2023 #12

It's depressing for me. hamsterjill Sep 2023 #14

The cold debilitates me because my body just can't handle it. slightlv Sep 2023 #63

Same. Deer, birds and other wildlife are dying constantly from the heat and drought here. herding cats Sep 2023 #82

It hurts my heart deeply too. hamsterjill Sep 2023 #99

Jill, I understand. murielm99 Sep 2023 #85

Thank you. hamsterjill Sep 2023 #100

It's a matter of time samplegirl Sep 2023 #96

I agree. Exactly what do they think? hamsterjill Sep 2023 #101

humans aren't the only species that don't know how to survive... Trueblue Texan Sep 2023 #65

Good news: We're not doomed. Seriously. Hortensis Sep 2023 #42

And where do you live may I ask? hamsterjill Sep 2023 #45

We've always lived in hot climates, Hamsterjill. Hortensis Sep 2023 #53

Tell that to... Think. Again. Sep 2023 #47

Frankly, those with lost homes and little water BlueIn_W_Pa Sep 2023 #58

That's simply not true... Think. Again. Sep 2023 #74

Big. Time. Denial. Brenda Sep 2023 #48

Thank you. hamsterjill Sep 2023 #50

Yes, this place is surreal when it comes to this subject. Brenda Sep 2023 #51

I'll drink to that! nt Trueblue Texan Sep 2023 #66

My "eyes" are open enough, Brenda, to imagine us all sitting Hortensis Sep 2023 #52

Climate Catastrophe denial runs deep for many here on DU. Magoo48 Sep 2023 #93

That's much easier said if you've not been caught under this oppressive heat dome for months. herding cats Sep 2023 #83

+1 betsuni Sep 2023 #89

I feel your pain Mossfern Sep 2023 #2

You're right. hamsterjill Sep 2023 #7

108 degrees today in Austin dalton99a Sep 2023 #3

I'm in SA hamsterjill Sep 2023 #4

96 now in Fort Worth. Got up to 105 yellowdogintexas Sep 2023 #35

Gore not taking office in 2001.... Think. Again. Sep 2023 #5

Because he said he invented the Internet dalton99a Sep 2023 #8

I think it had more to do with... Think. Again. Sep 2023 #34

+1. dalton99a Sep 2023 #38

+2 dhol82 Sep 2023 #64

+1 2naSalit Sep 2023 #9

Definitely a watershed ... errr, waterfall maybe? .... moment. KPN Sep 2023 #23

But Gore would have done nothing to stop what we're seeing BlueIn_W_Pa Sep 2023 #60

It's time to start... 2naSalit Sep 2023 #10

Might just need a spoon - great green gobs of greasy grimy...... erronis Sep 2023 #16

Ha! 2naSalit Sep 2023 #19

Lol. Like it. .... But KPN Sep 2023 #24

our version in Kentucky (1950s) yellowdogintexas Sep 2023 #41

I heard a different version... ShazzieB Sep 2023 #86

Want to move up here to Wisconsin? Archae Sep 2023 #11

Is that usual for Wisconsin this time of year? hamsterjill Sep 2023 #15

Yes it is. Archae Sep 2023 #56

How far north are you? ShazzieB Sep 2023 #87

Halfway on Lake Michigan, between Green Bay and MIlwaukee. Archae Sep 2023 #106

Don't have to go that far.. birdographer Sep 2023 #40

Same here. DFW Sep 2023 #94

The UP isn't bad either BlueIn_W_Pa Sep 2023 #103

Austin here. We need rain... bad! ananda Sep 2023 #13

It's been stressful. hamsterjill Sep 2023 #17

Thx for venting. This isn't discussed enough. Duppers Sep 2023 #18

And we are all dying hamsterjill Sep 2023 #21

Hear hear! With you 100%. Hang in there. KPN Sep 2023 #20

I hope Biden declares a climate emergency soon. redqueen Sep 2023 #22

I could agree with all of that. hamsterjill Sep 2023 #26

Yes, and we also need to address the issue of infrastructure for charging. ShazzieB Sep 2023 #88

Absolutely right. hamsterjill Sep 2023 #102

Win back the House, keep the Senate, and we might have a chance housecat Sep 2023 #59

I'm reminded of this sculpture redqueen Sep 2023 #76

climate emergency? BlueIn_W_Pa Sep 2023 #61

If we can set up and fund an org like the School of the Americas redqueen Sep 2023 #75

I'm all for rewilding, BlueIn_W_Pa Sep 2023 #104

I wish he would establish an agency to find solutions similar to how NASA works. NowsTheTime Sep 2023 #92

Andrew Yang said the same thing redqueen Sep 2023 #105

It undoes me too. Mad Max coming up. nt 1WorldHope Sep 2023 #25

Not looking good. multigraincracker Sep 2023 #27

All this heat... Snackshack Sep 2023 #28

A WHOLE LOT of "White" Magas and Klanners 3825-87867 Sep 2023 #29

Thank you for this post. StarryNite Sep 2023 #30

I wish we could go back and choose better options, too. hamsterjill Sep 2023 #33

I was in Phoenix in late July - early August yellowdogintexas Sep 2023 #37

It's heartbreaking to see those beautiful giants on the ground. StarryNite Sep 2023 #39

When I moved to Maine in 1992, I thought I had escaped the heat and humidity of the DC area. Bumbles Sep 2023 #31

I hear you. 58Sunliner Sep 2023 #32

My area of the State has been in a drought KS Toronado Sep 2023 #36

My nephew in Dripping Springs, Texas near Austin, denies climate change ALBliberal Sep 2023 #43

All the Republicans deny it. hamsterjill Sep 2023 #44

So very true. Apathy for others absent. ALBliberal Sep 2023 #46

Many Dems, even here at DU deny it too. Brenda Sep 2023 #49

Respectfully, what would it change BlueIn_W_Pa Sep 2023 #62

It simply isn't... Think. Again. Sep 2023 #77

How safe are our power grids? IcyPeas Sep 2023 #54

Agreed. hamsterjill Sep 2023 #55

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+1 betsuni Sep 2023 #90

Agree 100% Ferrets are Cool Sep 2023 #67

Local news reported today was *another* TX weather record of record. Torchlight Sep 2023 #68

I sure feel your sentiment. Same for me. Hard to maintain any modicum of optimism. nt Evolve Dammit Sep 2023 #69

2000 set the table for 2016. Vlad was watching. czarjak Sep 2023 #70

You got it! hamsterjill Sep 2023 #72

I agree, friend XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #71

It's so sad!! hamsterjill Sep 2023 #73

It's not just climate change TexasBushwhacker Sep 2023 #78

I've always thought the same thing. Haggard Celine Sep 2023 #107

Oddly enough TexasBushwhacker Sep 2023 #108

I get Hulu. Haggard Celine Sep 2023 #109

Gore" oh hell, Jimmy Carter sounded the alarm way back then Skittles Sep 2023 #79

I'm dying in ATX Texasgal Sep 2023 #80

Don't forget the Iran Regan Bush stuff IbogaProject Sep 2023 #81

Vent my friend! I'm with you. herding cats Sep 2023 #84

There's a point at which I'll believe the powers that be are taking this seriously . . . . hatrack Sep 2023 #91

"I'm tired of these self-righteous environmentalists" -- people love to quote George Carlin betsuni Sep 2023 #95

Been happy DownriverDem Sep 2023 #97

The Supreme Court put samplegirl Sep 2023 #98