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Kaleva

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39. Reducing carbon footprint won't provide food or water

Sun Oct 15, 2023, 07:19 PM

Oct 2023

Some DUers have moved to locations predicted to be less hard hit by climate change. As I live in the Upper Great Lakes region, an area some experts say will become a mecca for climate change refugees, I've been concentrating on converting my backyard into a vegetable garden and orchard to provide food in times of expected shortages. I've also been working with members of my extended family, about 30 people, in a more expansive effort. Such as the raising of sheep, chickens, the planting of Chestnut trees and plots of Jerusalem Artichokes.

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"I Study Climate Change. The Data Is Telling Us Something New." [View all] Nevilledog Oct 2023 OP

DURec leftstreet Oct 2023 #1

K&R Solly Mack Oct 2023 #2

Yeah, it doesn't look good. BootinUp Oct 2023 #3

Not good - scary in fact. NoMoreRepugs Oct 2023 #4

climate change is starting to look like a self-reinforcing/exponential process Takket Oct 2023 #5

It's a positive feedback loop. Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2023 #17

aka 'thermal runaway'. Aussie105 Oct 2023 #38

bottom line is, this isn't "the new normal" Skittles Oct 2023 #6

It does sound and even intuitively feel that way. Not good. KPN Oct 2023 #11

K&R 2naSalit Oct 2023 #7

Horrible. The world is not treating it like the emergency it is. SunSeeker Oct 2023 #8

But Inhofe brought a snowball into the Senate chamber Martin Eden Oct 2023 #9

K&R UTUSN Oct 2023 #10

Glad I got to see Waikiki Beach before it disappears. LudwigPastorius Oct 2023 #12

💧 mahina Oct 2023 #27

I remember 20 years ago chouchou Oct 2023 #13

Well for centuries people have wondered how the world will end...now we know. Jack-o-Lantern Oct 2023 #14

The world will continue on it merry way, it will not end. We and much other life will end. Magoo48 Oct 2023 #30

The planet earth will, yes soldierant Oct 2023 #34

Appears to be the way it's headed. Magoo48 Oct 2023 #35

Of course Berkeley Earth markodochartaigh Oct 2023 #15

History will judge climate deniers harshly Dirty Socialist Oct 2023 #16

I don't think they'll care Kaleva Oct 2023 #18

Climate deniers will be screaming, "Why didn't someone tell us?" Chainfire Oct 2023 #20

This is not solely on climate deniers. The first world would rather die than be inconvenienced. Magoo48 Oct 2023 #32

The time to start preparing is now Kaleva Oct 2023 #19

Please expand on your thoughts. What preparations should we be doing to prepare? Pepsidog Oct 2023 #24

Reducing carbon footprint won't provide food or water Kaleva Oct 2023 #39

Thanks for your response. As I read your suggestions, and being a fan of Pepsidog Oct 2023 #41

A number of my projects are based on hobbies Kaleva Oct 2023 #53

Determining resilience would be a first step MissB Oct 2023 #54

Great suggestions and quite a lot of work. Pepsidog Oct 2023 #55

Space colonization. tclambert Oct 2023 #46

Kick dalton99a Oct 2023 #21

Humanity is getting to the FO phase of FAFO. n/t CousinIT Oct 2023 #22

The Neanderthals homegirl Oct 2023 #23

I'm a baby boomer and I have to say, some of us tried. Lunabell Oct 2023 #25

Convincing others that don't want to be convinced senseandsensibility Oct 2023 #37

Should have listened to the scientists at the start of the disaster movie. twodogsbarking Oct 2023 #26

I'm glad I didn't have kids. The world is going to be a mess in 50 years. nt Quixote1818 Oct 2023 #28

That's one thing about war; it burns a lot carbon. Uncle Joe Oct 2023 #29

Texas A&M scientists predicted this would happen in 20-25 years. That was less than five years ago. czarjak Oct 2023 #31

The doom spiral is in action Old Crank Oct 2023 #33

Agree and promote/incentivize a plant based diet or heavily tax livestock. MLAA Oct 2023 #36

Maybe Old Crank Oct 2023 #42

And how will you make that happen in China & India? oldsoftie Oct 2023 #45

Yuo Old Crank Oct 2023 #49

About 30 percent of India's population is already vegetarian and has a meat consumption of MLAA Oct 2023 #51

But coal is a much bigger problem than meat. oldsoftie Oct 2023 #52

Climate change is real bdamomma Oct 2023 #40

Doomsday scenario: Aussie105 Oct 2023 #43

That's exactly what will happen. misanthrope Oct 2023 #44

There was a book called "The World Without Us." alfredo Oct 2023 #47

Sounds like the hockey stick rise that Al Gore tried to warn us about. Martin68 Oct 2023 #48

Disturbing number Old Crank Oct 2023 #50