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GliderGuider

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79. It's been building for 200 years but we only began to recognize it as a problem 40 years ago

Fri Aug 7, 2015, 10:12 AM

Aug 2015

Even now most people fall into one of two camps. People either believe a) there isn't really a problem, or b) there is a problem but it is solvable.

There is also a camp c) but it is infinitesimal compared to the other two. It consists of those who have looked at the situation closely enough and calmly enough to realize that both camps a) and b) are wrong. It is a real problem, and for a wide variety of reasons there is no feasible solution. We get called doomers, and everybody wishes we'd shut up and stop being so defeatist.

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Rolling Stone: The Point of No Return: Climate Change Nightmares Are Already Here [View all] Generic Other Aug 2015 OP

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2015 #1

Been Waiting For This billhicks76 Aug 2015 #61

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Yes the area is subsiding and tipping southeastward too due to heavy removal of waters DhhD Aug 2015 #73

Yep. bemildred Aug 2015 #3

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That comments section is a sewer of denialists n2doc Aug 2015 #4

Simply unreal...delusional arsholes every single one... truebrit71 Aug 2015 #17

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What's a mere 9 billion population consuming on the planet, pfft! appalachiablue Aug 2015 #42

+1 jimlup Aug 2015 #33

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Ahh, Venice. So quaint and picturesque. Imagine NYC with canals instead of Avenues. erronis Aug 2015 #11

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Wow! Amazing photos! smirkymonkey Aug 2015 #50

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kick, kick, kick.... daleanime Aug 2015 #12

Thanks for the post, Generic Other. City Lights Aug 2015 #15

It's time to prioritize the issues. jalan48 Aug 2015 #16

Thank you SoLeftIAmRight Aug 2015 #19

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One Positive Thing Though Rafale Aug 2015 #23

Now there's a positive outlook! smirkymonkey Aug 2015 #51

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That's a very good argument. tclambert Aug 2015 #36

That's a keeper! smirkymonkey Aug 2015 #53

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And yet, the entire tea party, most of the republican party, especially the legislators AllFieldsRequired Aug 2015 #26

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I am so pessimistic at this point. drm604 Aug 2015 #28

I have an answer...... roomtomove Aug 2015 #29

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It's been building for 200 years but we only began to recognize it as a problem 40 years ago GliderGuider Aug 2015 #79

I come from a family of biologists, doctors, and three marine scientists-- marions ghost Aug 2015 #82

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it's seriously treason and the worst possibly idiocy Fast Walker 52 Aug 2015 #72

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Yay? Nay! nt GliderGuider Aug 2015 #40

Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #44

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Our June was almost entirely 90 degree days--unheard of--in Chapel Hill (NC) mnhtnbb Aug 2015 #76

Glad I didn't have kids PasadenaTrudy Aug 2015 #52

I am glad to be childless too. It may be perverse of me, but I'm glad that I'm not too old. GliderGuider Aug 2015 #57

I don't want to see it... PasadenaTrudy Aug 2015 #58

There's a thread on this subject... Duppers Aug 2015 #63

Thanks! PasadenaTrudy Aug 2015 #90

My co-worker had his two kids in the office yesterday. Raster Aug 2015 #69

It's such a different world now PasadenaTrudy Aug 2015 #89

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gulp. BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2015 #60

This part stood out.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2015 #65

We should not be paying attention to this part. JayhawkSD Aug 2015 #77

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And listen to the denier states howl for immediate help DFW Aug 2015 #74

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Did you read what I wrote? JayhawkSD Aug 2015 #83

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