an even more frightening perspective

[jhawks99]

and this isn’t getting near as much attention as it should be, imo:

https://www.un.org/en/chronicle/article ... bed-mining

the UN International Seabed Authority is getting ready to rule on initial regulations for opening up parts of the deep ocean to mineral extraction (namely, polymetallic nodules)

https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2023/07/13 ... cal-threat

climate solution? ecological threat? both?

the UN has said that the ocean bed belongs to all of humanity, yet a small group of people (some with direct ties to mining companies) are likely going to be deciding it’s fate

https://funds-europe.com/news/financial ... sea-mining

A group of 36 financial institutions managing over 3.3 trillion euros in assets has released a joint statement calling on governments to refrain from deep-sea mining until its potential risks are understood.

Fat chance

[pdub]

My bro lost his power Friday afternoon and it hasn't come back since.

He got the power back Tuesday.
This morning a water main broke in his hood.
No water.

Not a good week for him.

[ousdahl]

Like dinosaurs having their picture taken with the asteroid

[KUTradition]

too bad they can’t just enjoy the warm weather…right, mich?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/ ... 436488007/

[ousdahl]

[TDub]

a 6 foot doomsday fish (giant Oarfish rarely seen in the shallows) was spotted off Taiwan. Said to be a messenger from the sea gods palace and a harbinger of natural disasters.

[dolomite]

a 6 foot doomsday fish (giant Oarfish rarely seen in the shallows) was spotted off Taiwan. Said to be a messenger from the sea gods palace and a harbinger of natural disasters.

I’d be headed to the basement if I had one!

[KUTradition]

home insurance in the US up 20% on average since 2015

florida up 60%, if it’s even still available

FL, CA and LA are just the beginning, i’d imagine

[ousdahl]

man, I've seen several headlines recently along the lines of, "massive crop failures looming as warming planet becomes increasingly fucked"

[KUTradition]

Biden’s fault

he’s in the big boy chair

[TDub]

man, I've seen several headlines recently along the lines of, "massive crop failures looming as warming planet becomes increasingly fucked"

we got no spring rain here. dryland wheat here is running around 25 bpa. thats...not good.

[KUTradition]

florida COASTAL WATER temps hit 100 deg

lol…sigh

[TDub]

thats not good. thats really bad.

Just wait until a hurricane runs over 100 degree water

[KUTradition]

[jhawks99]

thats not good. thats really bad.

Just wait until a hurricane runs over 100 degree water

This was my first thought as well.

[jfish26]

It sure appears that nature is going ahead and ending the arguments over this issue.

[ousdahl]

So I guess the argument now is shifting toward whether the issue can be best curbed by things like, the free market

[MICHHAWK]

if you want to cool down the water. dump a bunch of ice in it. duh.

how hard is that.

[jhawks99]

We should definitely dump all the ice in Greenland into the Florida Keys. That'll help.

[KUTradition]

trolling mich is my favorite mich

just the best