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Discussion of climate, how it is changing, activism around that, the politics, and the energy systems change we need in order to stabilize things.

As a starting point, the burning of fossil fuels, and to a lesser extent deforestation and release of methane are responsible for the warming in recent decades: Graph of temperature as observed with significant warming, and simulated without added greenhouse gases and other anthropogentic changes, which shows no significant warming

How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world: IPCC AR6 Figure 2 - Thee bar charts: first chart: how much each gas has warmed the world.  About 1C of total warming.  Second chart:  about 1.5C of total warming from well-mixed greenhouse gases, offset by 0.4C of cooling from aerosols and negligible influence from changes to solar output, volcanoes, and internal variability.  Third chart: about 1.25C of warming from CO2, 0.5C from methane, and a bunch more in small quantities from other gases.  About 0.5C of cooling with large error bars from SO2.

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[–] RejZoR@lemmy.ml 156 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Have republicans actually ever done anything that hasn't been absolute dog shit decision?

[–] lemmy_get_my_coat@lemmy.world 102 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 60 points 2 weeks ago

Not enough :(

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

yeah but it doesn't count when it takes that long.

too little too late

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[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 weeks ago

Technically they made the EPA, which I guess they decided was a bad idea.

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Yes, but not since the days of Goldwater

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[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 105 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Watching every organization and person capitulate to this bullshit is exhausting. There’s a real cool word you can use when someone tells you to do something fucking stupid and authoritarian:

“NO.”

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 25 points 2 weeks ago

The same thing the Trump administration does every time a judge tells them to stop doing something

[–] zildjiandrummer1@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Do you think Trump respects when someone tells him no? The guy who's been accused dozens of times of rape? He (and any other fascist) speaks and understands only one language: violence.

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[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 94 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Just like every other dictatorships, the Trump regime wages war on knowledge and data.

And it's not new either: this started on day one of Trump's "presidency", and it should have been an ominous sign of things to come.

Americans voted for this. What a sad, sad country.

[–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 71 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Sounds like a diversion seeing that Trump is in the Epstein files.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

Nah, this seems in line with Project 2025 goals.

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[–] keyhoh@piefed.social 53 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

NASA, please say you destroyed it but instead turned it over to a country who gives a shit about the world. I know there are so few of them but this is such a waste.

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[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 47 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (6 children)

I am just amaze at how Americans (and those residing in America) have truly been conditioned and pacified to accept such blatant act of self-harm being inflicted. Never mind the defunding of climate change research, but defunding welfare is really the red line most other governments will never cross. In France, they riot whenever welfare is touched. In Russia, of all places, the only time Putin was seriously challenged by the public was when he announced pension reforms. And then he backed down! A dictator!

Americans have been brainwashed to think free healthcare, unemployment benefits and childcare is bad for them! Not even conservatives in other countries will dare touch the welfare because it is a political suicide! What is happening in the US right now is the culmination of liberal values it was founded on; worshiping the altar of individualism at the expense of the common good.

[–] zildjiandrummer1@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's somewhat that, but the key point is the manufactured consent that our biggest corporations prescribe via their media subsidiaries. I'd argue America has the best propaganda in the world. WE'RE #1!!! WOOOO

[–] minkymunkey_7_7@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

That documentary about Edward Bernays. The Century of the Self. The episodes are appropriately named too! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Century_of_the_Self

It explains how we are here. Basically after WW2 the leaders embarked on a psychology advertising campaign for Western civilization where it would be too uncomfortable to wage a war again like that without all the comforts of consumerism. America is at the peak of it.

The only way the citizen of America will really push back is when the government collectively takes something from them that lies at or near the base of Maslow's Pyramid. When it gets too uncomfortable. Or else everything is actually fine.

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[–] baconmonsta@piefed.social 36 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He does anything to make the Epsein circus go away

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

He was constantly doing horrible things before the Epstein circus started. This is just what Trump does.

[–] Cocopanda@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is why I don’t care about MAGAts. They are enemies of the human species and we should all be preparing to over throw these people when they try stealing the next election.

I am walking 12 miles a day at time just to get my millennial bones in shape. Pushing almost 300lbs on the bench and curling over 145lbs for sets. Get ready people. We need to defend this world.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 9 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

I bought a shotgun, and once a month aim to do a gunnery drill for 150 shells. It is exhausting and expensive, but should be a good benchmark for the results of my swimming exercises: About an hour and a half of water weights, walking, and swimming. Probably another 20 minutes in the steam and hot rooms. Figure I need enough strength and endurance to patrol and wield a rifle.

If there is a 2nd American Civil War, the good guys will need infantry, and I intend to be part of the ranks. I won't excel, but at least it frees up skilled people to hack, drone, or spy on the MAGATs.

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[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] danekrae@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Sell it to the ESA, if it isn't a cover-up.

[–] Deme@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 weeks ago

Would require transferring the relevant ground infrastructure and the people involved or at least their knowledge. Not as simple as one might think. Also ESA would have to allocate funds to it first.

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

I guess as an American I'm counting on the rest of the world to continue working on problems while we sit here and shit in our own mouths for the next 3.5 years(hopefully just 3.5)

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[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If I was in his position and absolutely had to part with the sats, I would SELL or RENT them out. Like how a genuine businessman would. This bull is stupid on all the levels.

[–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

I think the intention is to get rid of the data being provided to fix global warming. If the satellite is sold the data would turn up in some fashion eventually.

[–] vivalapivo@lemmy.today 24 points 2 weeks ago

Who would've thought that the bourgeoisie will weaponize climate change and put it against us, the working class? 🤦‍♂️

[–] lemmyknow@lemmy.today 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 weeks ago

literally trying to cook us now

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[–] rickdg@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)
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[–] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago

This is some "Don't Look Up" type shit. Can't happen if you don't acknowledge it.

[–] TheObviousSolution@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I would say that if presidents are allowed to be this corrupt, no long-term legislation or treaties can possibly be assumed to survive in between presidencies ... except that would imply that the US is still a representative democracy when the reality is otherwise.

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[–] pticrix@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 weeks ago

Don't look up, people.

[–] Dogyote@slrpnk.net 15 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I have come to the conclusion that Trump is actually an alien. He is helping to prepare our planet for the arrival of his species by ensuring CO2 levels quickly reach a more tolerable level. It's the only explanation that makes sense.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 8 points 2 weeks ago

Honestly, I WOULD prefer him to be some kind of alien super agent. It is a lot less depressing than the alternative.

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[–] PixelatedSaturn@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

It's standard procedure to deliberately deorbit satellites that are no longer in use, since the whole program was defunded.

It's not like they are doing this out of spite, they are just doing what they said they would do, which people voted for.

Crazy, but true.

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[–] Longpork3@lemmy.nz 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Sorry Donnie, we're gonna need a really big missile in order to take that down, could you send us some cash to build it?

https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2009-05-20

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago

Distraction.
He's on the Epstein list and wants it to be buried under all his other bullshit.

[–] MyMotherIsAHamster@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If we don't test for CO2, then no-one can complain that we have high levels of it taps forehead - that's big, beautiful brain thinking right there.

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[–] cantankerous_cashew@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Ah employing the same 500iq strategy as they did during Covid.. if no numbers are reported, then there must be no climate change!

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 weeks ago

Need to reframe this:

"The satellites measure success of our roaring industry! The higher values, the better."

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

"You will serve until such a time you are no longer needed".

[–] serenissi@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

if nasa really have those laser destroyer sats it's time to aim at the whitehouse

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