It's hotter than a whore house on nickel night

[KQ]

[Buster Highmen]

Yeah that’s a real cynical way to look at it. We most definitely could reduce the human impact by doing bold climate action.

What are you? European?

[Supermoon]

What are you? European?

Oh man. I wish!

[Buster Highmen]

It's weird how America went from being a world leader in technology in the 60s from semiconductors and aerospace to today.

Here's this great opportunity to be a leader, to create new businesses and economies and yet we're blowing it.

[BC13]

WTF 103 degrees (down from 107) heat reading pulling into Cherry Hill, NJ Mid Atlantic 12 U baseball regionals. Holy F'ing hotter and more humid than one could take.

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[abraham]

It's weird how America went from being a world leader in technology in the 60s from semiconductors and aerospace to today.

Here's this great opportunity to be a leader, to create new businesses and economies and yet we're blowing it.

I wrote a longer response earlier but I decided it didn't fit with the first bit.

I don't know who's not blowing this at the moment. I've been trying to wrap my head around the scope of the problem, potential solutions and what it might mean for the semi near future (50-150 years). Carbon extraction from the air or the ocean has a lot of issues with scale and what to do with it to be as effective as possible at a suitably low cost. At the same time large scale geo engineering to reduce sun reaching the earth seems both ethically questionable and like a significant gamble with a test subject of 1.

And anyone who thinks we as a species can live on Mars or the moon, as a backup to earth in the near future, either isn't serious or is being willfully disingenuous.

[Buster Highmen]

I wrote a longer response earlier but I decided it didn't fit with the first bit.

I don't know who's not blowing this at the moment. I've been trying to wrap my head around the scope of the problem, potential solutions and what it might mean for the semi near future (50-150 years). Carbon extraction from the air or the ocean has a lot of issues with scale and what to do with it to be as effective as possible at a suitably low cost. At the same time large scale geo engineering to reduce sun reaching the earth seems both ethically questionable and like a significant gamble with a test subject of 1.

And anyone who thinks we as a species can live on Mars or the moon, as a backup to earth in the near future, either isn't serious or is being willfully disingenuous.

Look at what the EU just proposed, mostly focused on encouraging environmentally sustainable energy.. Point being the US is proposing nada.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57833807

[ntblanks]

an interesting read:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/climate...on-11626297240

(paywall)

[Buster Highmen]

It's bound to engender loads of bickering, but at least the EU is making a move.

[ntblanks]

i found the Japanese pension system dropping ESG very interesting. push came to shove there.

[Buster Highmen]

i found the Japanese pension system dropping ESG very interesting. push came to shove there.

Did they really drop ESG investments, or are just reviewing?


“The GPIF needs to go back to its roots, and think about how to analyze if ESG is really profitable, as well as how to evaluate and standardize ESG,” he said in an interview. “It’s a little like an ESG bubble right now, and we should evaluate both the good and the bad.”


https://fortune.com/2021/06/29/esg-b...on-fund-japan/

[ntblanks]

Did they really drop ESG investments, or are just reviewing?


“The GPIF needs to go back to its roots, and think about how to analyze if ESG is really profitable, as well as how to evaluate and standardize ESG,” he said in an interview. “It’s a little like an ESG bubble right now, and we should evaluate both the good and the bad.”


https://fortune.com/2021/06/29/esg-b...on-fund-japan/

yeah, "dropping" simplifies and may overstate what i read. the Bloomburg piece has plenty of quotes that point to prioritizing fiduciary responsibility over ESG. doesn't sound like it's black and white but Sternberg is just pointing out what he sees as a global trend, even among leaders of global environmental initiatives.

[subtle plague]

It's bound to engender loads of bickering, but at least the EU is making a move.

It has become very political here because more than 100 people died in the worst rain floods since ww2 at least ( we had a bad storm flood in 1962 at the coast).
The last 3 years we had a drought in the summer with up to 50% of the trees dying and now this. We have elections this fall.

It's going to be interesting.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vFaTsX4-8pY

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fwEP6XnqsN8

[bagtagley]

Apparently Atlanta averages 47 days at or above 90 degrees by this date each year.

So far we've had 7.

Outsourcing heat to the PNW?

Interesting. We started cool and dry, had a short spell of rain that brought the heat, and then the rain disappeared leaving just the heat. Typical mid 90s summer heat right now with maybe a tic less humidity than normal.

No real rain all summer, and other than the short spell late Spring, it’s been dry since winter ended. Nice for dry trails and no mowing, but swimming holes are shrinking and the pool is a week or two away from being unpleasant.

[m2711c]

so much rain in the upstates right now they hadda close the damn canals.

[liv2ski]

Yeah that’s a real cynical way to look at it. We most definitely could reduce the human impact by doing bold climate action.

I hope you're correct. I often would love to be wrong on some of my beliefs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZzqSOOkLu4

Global warming may have already passed irreversible tipping point

After the biggest-ever expedition to the Arctic, scientists warn point of no return on global warming may have already been reached. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/...-tipping-point

[k2skier112]

Stop burning the Amazon rain forest, plant more trees and healthier oceans with more algae and phytoplankton will benefit everyone

[ntblanks]

we're at 86 right now in Stevens and it's glorious in the shade. first day under 92-95 in 3-4 weeks.

go away heat dome.

[Hopeless Sinner]

so much rain in the upstates right now they hadda close the damn canals.

Betcha the smallie fishing is on fire w all the moving water.

[KQ]

Whoo hoo! High of 83 today! First time in a month the AC hasn't been on. This feel so civilized.

[Supermoon]

Awesome!

[TBS]

Whoo hoo! High of 83 today! First time in a month the AC hasn't been on. This feel so civilized.

High of 77* here today. Nice to eat dinner outside For the first time this summer. Low in the mid 40s tonight
Alas, I need to enjoy while it lasts - highs back into mid 90s by the weekend

[Core Shot]

I think it is to late for any reductions by man to matter. We need to put sun screens up in space to block sunlight or get the Yellowstone Caldera to blow.

Bring on the chemtrails!

[Jax]

Earth is only halfway through its lifespan, 5 billion more years to go. Humans are but a speck in the grand scheme of time, we won't last in any case.

[liv2ski]

To bad we have to take so many creatures, large and small with us.