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[-] Overzeetop@kbin.social 50 points 11 months ago

A former high school science teacher in NC argued at a public hearing for a solar project that the solar panels would suck up all the energy from the sun and then all of their crops would die.

Science.
Teacher.

The fall of the Roman empire will be considered graceful compared to the impending collapse from the weight of our own collective stupidity.

[-] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 20 points 11 months ago

COVID pandemic shattered my belief that we are an intelligent species and that we have made any progress in last 70 or so years. Now I firmly believe that the next natural disaster - be it pandemic or famine or any global crisis - will be our last one.

[-] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

At this point that might be for the best.

[-] jarfil@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

There are constant natural disasters, pandemics, famines, wars, climate going berserk... and if you look at the world population counter, it's still going up.

With 8 billion people out there, an average lifespan of 80 would make it "normal" for 100 million to die each year. The average lifespan is barely over 72, though, that's got room for a lot of disasters in there.Any global disaster that doesn't kill at least 10% of the population, or over 800 million, is barely going to register on a "species" scale.

Brace yourself for a disaster a day for the foreseeable future. This is the new normal.

[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

well, if you place the solar panels together, with no gaps, on top of the crops...

[-] jarfil@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Fun fact: https://lemmy.world/comment/5051720

Some places, a little shadow could be good for crops.

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