BREAKING: simultaneous freakish heat in the Arctic and Antarctic described as 'impossible' and 'unthinkable' by scientists as abrupt climate change accelerates wildly 🧵
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1. 'Climate change is “loading the dice”..' Humanity will struggle to adapt to the Pliocene*-like temperatures and rainfall of a new, hostile climate by the 2030s/2040s. *3 million years ago washingtonpost.com/weather/2…
It’s 70 degrees warmer than normal in eastern Antarctica. Scientists are flabbergasted.

It’s 70 degrees warmer than normal in eastern Antarctica. Scientists are flabbergasted.

"This event is completely unprecedented and upended our expectations about the Antarctic climate system," one expert said.

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2. State-corporate media won't clearly show the consequences of dire Arctic warming: * sea level rise wrecking the world's coastal cities within a handful of decades or soon after * wild and likely crop-destroying extreme weather * rapid permafrost thaw washingtonpost.com/weather/2…
Record ‘bomb cyclone’ bringing exceptional warmth to North Pole

Record ‘bomb cyclone’ bringing exceptional warmth to North Pole

Temperatures at the North Pole could approach the melting point as they surge nearly 50 degrees above normal.

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3. The answer? Organise emergency climate justice action to limit the damage and protect species and everyone. Economic growth means rapid mass extinction at >2°C by 2045 or soon after. We must inform ourselves and each other. Support independent media. apnews.com/article/climate-s…
Hot poles: Antarctica, Arctic 70 and 50 degrees above normal

Hot poles: Antarctica, Arctic 70 and 50 degrees above normal

Parts of Antarctica Friday hit 70 degrees warmer than normal. At the same time parts of the Arctic were 50 degrees warmer than normal. Scientists are stunned.

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4. We must rethink energy & agriculture and move rapidly away from economic growth. We're already in the extreme danger zone at 1.25°C and 417ppm of atmospheric CO2. There is no carbon budget. Capitalism with vast amounts of renewables? Calamity. Thread:xitter.gq/ClimateBen/status/1454…
Ben See (@ClimateBen) profile pictureBen See@ClimateBen29 Oct 2021
BREAKING: world's scientists show that without immediate, total system change the activities of the global growth economy will lead us to mass death and extinctions by around 2045

Mar 19, 2022 · 4:31 PM UTC

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5. Biodiversity annihilation & ecosystem collapse due to habitat destruction and pollution...it's not just about abrupt climate change. Economic growth cannot stop primary tropical forest destruction which threatens rapid mass extinction by 2200. Threads:xitter.gq/ClimateBen/status/1451…
Ben See (@ClimateBen) profile pictureBen See@ClimateBen23 Oct 2021
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We need an immediate shift to a postgrowth global economy to halt catastrophic habitat & ecosystem destruction as well as extinction levels of chemical, light, and noise pollution. Thread : xitter.gq/ClimateBen/status/1446…
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5. cont'd 'tropical forest loss/degradation alone, even without considering other human stressors such as climate change and habitat loss in other ecosystems, will precipitate a mass extinction event over the next couple of centuries.' 1.5°C by 2025-2030.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.17…
Global biodiversity loss from tropical deforestation | PNAS

Global biodiversity loss from tropical deforestation | PNAS

Global biodiversity loss from tropical deforestation

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6. Any state-corporate media journalists investigating why the IPCC says we're not experiencing abrupt change when warming is at the fastest rate in tens of millions of years, and ocean acidification is fastest in 300 million years..? Thread:xitter.gq/ClimateBen/status/1500…
Ben See (@ClimateBen) profile pictureBen See@ClimateBen7 Mar 2022
ABRUPT climate change. 🧵
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6. cont'd State-corporate media won't focus on the type of answers we need: climate justice, degrowth/postgrowth economics, agroecology.. not to mention diplomacy, de-escalation, detente, disarmament.. Ocean acidification is horrific: xitter.gq/ClimateBen/status/1335…
Ben See (@ClimateBen) profile pictureBen See@ClimateBen6 Dec 2020
The ocean has absorbed about 30% of industrial free market and state capitalisms' carbon dioxide resulting in ocean acidification and changes to carbonate chemistry that are unprecedented for the last 65-300 million years with grave consequences for life on Earth but is it news?
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I appreciate your threads even though they are hard to read. My problem is this - we need a movement with a clear path forward. I don't really see this anywhere other than a few people calling for specifics like @homemadeguitars . And the movement needs leadership.
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Nothing will change. sciencedaily.com/releases/20…
U.S. military consumes more hydrocarbons than most countries -- massive hidden impact on climate

U.S. military consumes more hydrocarbons than most countries -- massive hidden impact on climate

Research shows the US military is one of the largest climate polluters in history, consuming more liquid fuels and emitting more CO2e (carbon-dioxide equivalent) than most countries.

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The wealthiest 10% is responsible (directly or indirectly) for half or more of all consumption, thus greenhouse gas emission. If the 20% wealthiest went down to the level of consumption at the current 80% level, we'd be good. Disclaimer: I live at that level; it's not horrible.
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Was paying attention until I saw “away from economic growth” 😂
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Hello! I'd like to know where did the 1.25 degree data came from. Thanks!
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Action has already been taken on economic growth. Sanctions = 20% lower economy in Russia, unknown but significant lowering in rest of world. Mass hunger this year will lower population, permanent energy deficit will lower CO2 emissions.
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No idea if this correlates, I’ve been running co2 meters for cannabis cultivation for the last 6-7 years and the average w/ out supplementation in unsealed areas w/ out organic matter present, was 340-375 ppm now I rarely see it dip below 400ppm. Usually about 430ppm
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Deixa, isto é tudo para fritar
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So, the solution is keep the “north” rich and the “south” poor?
Because technological advancement correlates with economic development Adams law of slow moving disasters states you might be way off.
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