#climate change shit

[cistematicchaos]

There’s this weird quote that I keep seeing, in like, climate and environmental spaces with people quoting this white dude who did a couple vegan research papers. 

“A vegan diet is probably the single biggest way to reduce your impact on planet Earth, not just greenhouse gases, but global acidification, eutrophication, land use and water use.”

I’ve seen it numerous times, occasionally paraphrased but it’s really weird, because not only was one of this dude’s plans for reducing the meat industry’s impact on the environment taxing meat and dairy but the article it comes from includes fearmongering about the “obesity epidemic” and the research paper he was talking about...didn’t prove that at all. 

It was merely about the differences in environmental affects between different animal farms and shit. It wasn’t about comparing a vegan diet to other ways to reduce your environmental impact. 

I dunno if it’s just me but that’s not propaganda, that’s just lying. Right? Unless there IS some proof of that statement from four years ago, in which case cool! But that definitely did not belong in that article or have much of anything to do with that paper. 

#vegan #veganism #what's his name? #josh? #some white shit hold on a sec #joseph poore! #animal products #environmentalists? #environment #whatever #climate change shit #chaos is speaking

[cheonsahs]

taylor swift is to women what nfts are to men

#anti taylor swift #white people shit fr #i cannot stand her. her music is mediocre and people forget she's directly contributing to climate change #fuck her #1k

[reasonsforhope]

"The world’s coral reefs are close to 25% larger than we thought. By using satellite images, machine learning and on-ground knowledge from a global network of people living and working on coral reefs, we found an extra 64,000 square kilometers of coral reefs — an area the size of Ireland.

That brings the total size of the planet’s shallow reefs (meaning 0-20 meters deep) to 348,000 square kilometers — the size of Germany. This figure represents whole coral reef ecosystems, ranging from sandy-bottomed lagoons with a little coral, to coral rubble flats, to living walls of coral.

Within this 348,000 km² of coral is 80,000 km² where there’s a hard bottom — rocks rather than sand. These areas are likely to be home to significant amounts of coral — the places snorkelers and scuba divers most like to visit.

You might wonder why we’re finding this out now. Didn’t we already know where the world’s reefs are?

Previously, we’ve had to pull data from many different sources, which made it harder to pin down the extent of coral reefs with certainty. But now we have high resolution satellite data covering the entire world — and are able to see reefs as deep as 30 meters down.

We coupled this with direct observations and records of coral reefs from over 400 individuals and organizations in countries with coral reefs from all regions, such as the Maldives, Cuba and Australia.

To produce the maps, we used machine learning techniques to chew through 100 trillion pixels from the Sentinel-2 and Planet Dove CubeSat satellites to make accurate predictions about where coral is — and is not. The team worked with almost 500 researchers and collaborators to make the maps.

The result: the world’s first comprehensive map of coral reefs extent, and their composition, produced through the Allen Coral Atlas.

The maps are already proving their worth. Reef management agencies around the world are using them to plan and assess conservation work and threats to reefs...

In good news, these maps are already leading to real world change. We’ve already seen new efforts to conserve coral reefs in Indonesia, several Pacific island nations, Panama, Belize, Kenya and Australia, among others."

-via GoodGoodGood, May 2, 2024

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Note: You can see the maps yourself by going here!

#coral #coral reef #sea creatures #marine life #underwater #coral reefs #conservation #conservation news #climate change #hope #hope posting #hopepunk #environment #environmental science #environmental news #good news #climate action #climate hope #maldives #cuba #australia #machine learning #ai #this is the kind of shit ai should be used for!!! #indonesia #panama #belize #kenya #it's coral week here at reasonsforhope and it's not even on purpose!

[decaf-lesbian]

RS isn't the only place in Brazil in a climate crisis and we need to talk about it.

the main thing i've talked about on this blog since last friday (may 3rd) is the catastrophic floods devastating my home state, Rio Grande do Sul, located in southern Brazil. it's an unprecedent tragedy that we won't be able to recover from anytime soon. but we also can't ignore what's happening in the rest of the country, so i decided to extensively rant about it.

over the course of a week, these historic floods have taken over a state the size of Ecuador, raising the levels of rivers and wiping out entire cities. i've said it before and i'll say it again: this is not natural, although some smooth-brained people might say it is. the last flood of this magnitude in my state was the flood of 1941, which was a result of 24 days of continuous rain, raising the level of the Guaíba lake to 4.75 meters.

the floods we're facing now raised the level of the lake up to 5.30 meters. and it only rained for seven days.

we all hear climate change deniers saying it's just the weather patterns, but it's impossible to deny the fact that human actions are changing them. we didn't have nearly as many torrential rainstorms here a couple years ago, not even in autumn (which is the usual season for it). yet, from 2022 to now, the frequency with which these occur have been cranked up to the max. i used to joke about how it rained every single week, but now it sounds less like a joke and more of a grim commentary on the sad reality we're living.

that's why, in addition to what's happening here, we really need to talk about the climate crisis in the other regions in Brazil.

the center-west and southeastern regions have been suffering from dry weather and a heatwave that has been going on for days (and will still go at LEAST up to may 10th). they are registering temperatures above 30° C/86°F, which means they are having perfect summer weather IN MID AUTUMN. i am not joking; São Paulo has registered an alarming temperature of 32° C/89,6°F, breaking the record for the highest temperature ever registered in a day of may for the last 81 years.

in the northeastern region, the end of last year was marked by an extreme drought intensified by the deforestation of the cerrado biome, which is crucial for maintaining water distribution. and this was basically in the countryside; the coast was the target of heavy torrential rains (and is currently under the threat of more rain). some cities registered an extreme and alarming 240mm of precipitation in just 24 HOURS.

and in the northern region and some parts of the center-west and northeastern regions, the number of wildfires from january to may is already the highest in recorded history (which began to be recorded in 1998 by Inpe): 17.421 spots. and the dry season in the biomes of the Amazon rainforest, cerrado, and pantanal HAS BARELY BEGUN. this is already a horrifying tragedy and it can become one of the worst catastrophes in the history of Brazil if we don't act on it fast.

ever single time something like this happens, scientists from all over the country (and all over the world) warn us of what can happen next. every single time, scientists extensively talk about the human actions that are directly and indirectly interfering with the environment. every single time, nobody listens. every. single. time.

and we still have time. we have the technology and the means to prevent this. and yet the government does absolutely NOTHING to help (hell, in my state only 0,2% of the budget was allocated to preventing climate disasters; an ABYSMALLY low R$50k, which is about US$9.850,00). everyone, and i mean EVERYONE, knows about the ever increasing frequency of extreme climate events. even the DENIERS WON'T DENY IT. this should be enough proof that we need to do something fast or we will irreversibly ruin the only place we can call home. but governments will always prioritize money over lives. always.

these disasters have always happened in Brazil, but they were far apart. this country should be blessed by god and beautiful by nature, like a popular song says. yet we are currently experiencing the worst climatic crisis we have ever seen here. and it will only get worse if we don't stop it now.

#sorry for the rant but also no bc we need to talk about it #i am so tired of this shit #climate change is real #and it's terrifying #brazil #brasil #rio grande do sul #climate change #climate catastrophe #climate crisis #climate action #environmentalism #environmental consciousness #awareness #edited the rant so i didnt put a keep reading tab after all #hopefully it isnt too long still #anyways #late night rants

[serialunaliver]

#climate change #also i'm in the northeast where warming is happening faster #<- a fun fact. all of planet earth is not warming at the same pace. #colder climates in the north are warming faster #has something to do with terrain and a bunch of other shit iirc

[workersolidarity]

Look, I don't talk about Climate Change very often, A because plenty of other people better cover the issue than I ever could, and B because establishment of the Democratic Party along with the Liberal establishments of most European countries, are using Climate Change to push an agenda of artificial food scarcity to raise prices and I personally believe, to ensure the poorest among us are too busy fighting for scraps of food to fight the Capitalist Class.

They don't ask the US Military, the largest polluter on the planet to make cuts, they don't ask the Fossil Fuel companies to make cuts, they're not asking the elites flying in private jets to make cut backs, no they ask us, the workers to cut back, or they ask the farmers to make do with fewer animals at a time when small and medium farms are in crises, completely unable to compete with large Corporate factory farms who, for all intents and purposes own the regulators and literally write the regulatory laws themselves.

I won't play along with this kind of attack on the working class under the guise of Climate Change.

But all that being said, ITS FUCKING HOT OUT THERE. This shit just isn't normal.

Last week we had a day with a heat index pushing 130°F, yesterday's was about 120°F and today a bit more mild at only 115°F.

At Persian Gulf Airport in Iran reached a heat index of 152°F on July 16th.

And it seems it's not getting any better this week:

Stay safe everyone, hide in the shade and AC where you can, stay cool and drink plenty of water 🥤

#climate change #heat wave #heat warning #democrats dont give a shit about climate change #fuck capitalism #fuck neoliberalism #socialism #communism #marxism leninism #socialist politics #socialist news #socialist worker #socialist #communist #marxism #marxist leninist #progressive politics #politics

[shitswiftiessay]

swifties once again demonstrating how fucking stupid and ignorant they are.

and yes, aviation is far from the only thing contributing to the climate crisis but private jets ARE a fucking problem and taylor swift is literally the celebrity with the highest carbon footprint from her 2 private jets. taylor swift producing 128 tons of carbon in just 3 months, which is the same amount of carbon produced by 16 homes in 1 full year, IS A FUCKING PROBLEM.

#shit swifties say #anti taylor swift #taylor swift is a climate criminal #taylor swift is a climate terrorist #taypollution #climate crisis #climate change

[mokeonn]

Before I go to sleep I leave you all with this piece of advice: sometimes you don't actually have to answer big political questions, sometimes you can just say "I am not smart enough to know that, I just know the small things I do to help." Like you can often times completely avoid making a fool of yourself if you just say you don't know.

#simon says #to explain here and not in a reblog: #sometimes when you try to explain big picture solutions you're gonna sound dumb #you might not have done enough research #you might not have a rebuttal to a counter argument #you might not be articulate enough to explain why you think this #sometimes you gotta take a step back and give the simple solution. the one man solution #you do what you can to fight against the problem #you talk to people to help spread awareness and how to fight the bad problem #and you vote and invite others to vote for bigger steps towards solving the problem #like you can talk about theory and how you believe we need to do a huge drastic thing to solve and issue #but people will disagree and argue til you're blue in the face #they'll poke and prod until you mess up or lose your temper and use it against you #and you'll feel dumb and they'll learn nothing #sometimes the best thing to do is step away from the big picture and just say 'idk what the solution is I just know the things I can do“ #sometimes you gotta admit you're not a scientist/expert and you can't answer that #i used this while talking with my Dad tonight #he brought up our climate crisis and space travel as a possible solution #and I said I think that's just addressing the symptom and not the cause and we need to care for our Earth now #and he asked me what solutions I think would fix it #and knowing my incredibly smart Dad who is articulate and ready to throw rebuttles at a moments notice to play devils advocate #and my past experience in struggling in this topic with him before #i just told him I didn't know. all i knew is the little things I can and do do to help #and that hopefully by spreading the word and habits and encouraging others to vote for those bigger solutions I could help make a change #but all I really could do is the little things I have control over #and the topic became much less stressful about the little things we have control over #like planting native plants and recycling and adopting habits that are healthier to our planet #which was 100% more preferable to if I tried to give a big solution. because I would reveal i didn't have all the knowledge needed to argue #and my articulation would make me sound like a stupid kid who only thinks they know what's best #so yeah I basically suggest that if you dont wanna feel like shit after debating someone just step away from the big picture for a moment

[why-the-heck-not]

insomnia? do u mean my true crime podcast time

#u know bc now I can convince my brain I slept a little bc I had my eyes closed for like 2h while listening to it #it’s like u can almost gaslight it into thinking that that podcast was actually dreaming bc we for sure were asleep yes #also this sucks bc it’s ahead of its schedule; I can’t sleep during summers so like what is this then #the climate change is affecting my insomnia cycle damnit #real unfortunate tho if it keeps going for longer (just been like 2ish weeks now) bc I got a thesis plus other shit to do #(also to anyone who’s unclear on the subject; yes I have slept during these 2ish weeks I'm not dying i'm just hella tired bc it’s not good #refreshing long sleeps bc mf it takes like 5 hours to fall asleep) #(except today bc it’s 7am and I’m giving up on it & hopefully will have a nap sometime during the day idk) #(im tired and getting increasingly more stressed abt becoming more tired and then not having the energy to do things that I fully neeed to #get done and how the stress just yes helps ah nice) #(sorry for ranting in thr tags; weird state of mind here bc of aforementioned) #march 2024 #2024

[cistematicchaos]

The Atlantic publishing a paper saying that the genocide in the Congo [which has killed and displaced MILLIONS of Black folks] is a win for climate change is so, so dehumanizing and anti-Black.

If the genocide of Black folks, of African folks anywhere around the globe is a "win" for climate change in your book, then your climate change is white supremacy and when you run out of Black and Brown folks to sacrifice for your comfort, there will be nothing left worth saving.

#white supremacy #anti-Blackness #racism #sorry im so upset abt this fr #Congo #Free Congo #Save Congo #Genocide #climate change #environmentalism #chaos is speaking #/\ for any whites worrying abt this #dont #we're not going to let it get to that point #we'll go Nat Turner on your ass before we let that shit happen #TRUST me #i may be a crippled bitch #but im still a bitch and i know my shit

[magnetothemagnificent]

Anyway my hot take is that these mainly white "activists" who throw food at famous art pieces are cowards and attention seekers and know shit about climate change activism. How about you attack natural gas pipelines instead like the Indigenous-led activists who actually accomplish meaningful change?

You're just outrage farming but not actually accomplishing anything meaningful.

#climate change #activism #leftism #environmental activism #environmentalism #pollution #leftie shit #outrage farming

[scienceandpuzzles]

cant wait for taylor swift to drop a couple of grand on some environmentalist organization or some shit in a couple of days so her fans can say “see??? she is a true eco queen <3 she cares sooooo much" and absolutely bully you and call you a misogynist if you point out shes still rich af, STILL has a private jet she uses irresponsibly and without a doubt used the cottagecore image to make herself trendy popular and sell shit when in fact she dgaf about nature and sure as hell never seen a farm without workers doing shit for her like the true american wealthy white woman she is. 

#like im calling it cause she always does it and its so fucking EVIL #her stans are reaching outside of the realm of sanity and coherence to defend this diabolic shit #rich people suck ass and doesnt give a shit about anything other than themselves #she will throw some couple of dollars for her to call it a day and still jump on a plane cause shes bored with her little privileged life #in search for some trend she can take a hold on and squeeze money out of #imagine being this bland #and fucking devoid of all true sense of self #thats why her music fucking sucks and all she does is appropiate from minorities #if you have no soul how good can your art be #taylor swift #anti taylor swift #fuck taylor swift #environmentalism #personal #fuck the rich #climate change

[thatstormygeek]

So, I left FB a few years back, but I kept my account there because everyone else is still there, as is my HOA group (bleh) and a bunch of school groups (which I no longer need, but did until recently). My actual page is just used for sharing links to leftist and progressive news. Pointlessly, of course, because FB kills the reach of external links and is openly, actively hiding political posts. But still...on the off chance someone sees one, it doesn't hurt, I suppose.

Anyway, I'm reading this article today about how FB denied a campaign to promote local screenings of a climate change documentary. Now, each time I go over there, it makes me a little more sad to see all the folks still being manipulated by the algo, and I have to resist making yet another plea for them to jump ship because it's bad for them.

With that article, today I did make that post. Or one like it, asking them to make sure to look elsewhere for news because Meta is intentionally keeping politics from their feeds. I tried to post the link to the news article in the comments, and Facebook outright said "no."

Doesn't bode well, y'all.

#us politics #this is my brain on life #trashpool says fuck this shit #facebook #meta #instagram #climate change #image described in alt

[shinobicyrus]

Reblog if you're a threat to humanity.

#listen I'm not Catholic #but most of my extended family is #and I was fooled into thinking that maybe - just maybe - #Pope Francis #was the ''good'' Pope #but then shit like this makes me remember: #the Catholic Church #just can't help itself #a part of me is kind of laughing because it's just an inherently ridiculous thing to say #like...really Padre? #we're looking at a resurgence of fascism - a land war in Europe #climate change #Genocide in Gaza #escalating tensions in the middle east #we just got over a goddamn PLAGUE #but people questioning the false dichotomies of gender? that's not just a threat - it's *THE* threat??? #obviously the rhetoric is awful and inflaming and terrifying #when one of the oldest and most powerful Religious Organizations in the World #calls other human beings a threat to HUMANITY ITSELF #Transphobia #Gender #Catholicism #Religion

[https-chaos]

I feel like I'm completely alone, shaking the world by the shoulders and screaming. HELLO!!! CALIFORNIA ISNT SUPPOSED TO HAVE HURRICANES AND ILLINOIS ISNT SUPPOSED TO HAVE A FIRE SEASON AND ITS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE 100F IN LONDON HELLO???!!!!! Why is no one listening why are we all just sitting around watching the climate and weather do things they haven't done EVER before why why why why why!!!! We have to act! Why are there not global meetings of leaders specifically to fix this problem that is rapidly spiraling out of control? Because we disagree politically? Who the fuck cares the earth is literally experiencing a mass extinction. WE LIVE HERE!!!! PAY ATTENTION FOR THE LOVE OF FUCK

#climate change is happening faster and faster all around us and countries are doing NOT SHIT #like what needs to happen for them to pay attention #if it's not a hurricane flooding the American southwest #while the entire eastern half of the country fucking melts #GOD #weather #climate

[shitswiftiessay]

swifties defending their climate criminal

(part 1)

#shit swifties say #parasocial relationships #anti taylor swift #toxic swifties #swiftie stupidity #taylor swift is a climate criminal #climate change #climate crisis #co2 emissions