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Earth’s ‘vital signs’ show humanity’s future in balance, say climate experts (www.theguardian.com)

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Many of Earth’s “vital signs” have hit record extremes, indicating that “the future of humanity hangs in the balance”, a group of the world’s most senior climate experts have said.

More and more scientists are now looking into the possibility of societal collapse, says the report, which assessed 35 vital signs in 2023 and found that 25 were worse than ever recorded, including carbon dioxide levels and human population. This indicates a “critical and unpredictable new phase of the climate crisis”, it says.

The temperature of Earth’s surface and oceans hit an all-time high, driven by record burning of fossil fuels, the report found. Human population is increasing at a rate of approximately 200,000 people a day and the number of cattle and sheep by 170,000 a day, all adding to record greenhouse gas emissions.

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[-] Shark_Ra_Thanos@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 hours ago

"Balance" HA! You're late to picture. It's easily too late 2030 Has been my call for over a decade now. Everyone says I'm crazy. I know you're ignorant. You think this is an accident. This is conducted intentionally by folks and you can't see what is obvious because they won't STFU about everything else. You're a sucker for believing fucking anything. Don't believe me. Figure it out for yourself. Stop believing anything. It's fucking obvious when you discard the flash of the neon sign.

[-] Assman@sh.itjust.works 49 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

"humanity’s future in balance" and "humanity’s future hangs in the balance" don't mean the same thing

[-] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 11 points 1 day ago

Yea that title is ass.

[-] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 51 points 2 days ago

Yeah, I know. What the fuck am I supposed to do?

[-] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 2 days ago

Even if it all turns to shit, there will likely be some people alive in the apocalyptic hellscape, and eventually we’re going to need to build communities that are able to grow their own food, take care of each other - completely doing away with capitalistic society. We’ll also need people to hunt down whatever billionaire psychopaths survive in their bunkers.

So might as well start now.

[-] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

I hate these defeatist articles. This is the shit the rich want you to believe. They want you to shut the fuck up and keep buying trash from them.

I'm giving them less of my money. Fuck the rich.

[-] Shark_Ra_Thanos@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 hours ago

With a sharp steel "dick."

[-] evatronic@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago

It's cute how you think things will be alive.

[-] Doom@ttrpg.network 17 points 2 days ago

I don't care at this point. Don't have kids or if you have them already have go bags and plans. We're fucked

[-] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago

Where are you going with go bags? Everyone else is going there too.

[-] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

We're not THAT fucked as to where we need go bags.

[-] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Everyone should have something like that. In any emergency you can grab it and leave the house and be prepared.

[-] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

There's a difference between an emergency and apocalyptic societal collapse.

What do you put in your bag?

[-] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago

You'd be mistaken in thinking that everywhere will collapse at the same time. More than likely there are still "good" places to flee to. As the future collapse drags on they get fewer and fewer and less and less safe. But even just being "over there" is better than "here" in many cases.

[-] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago

I'm in the good place. No joke. I'm in Michigan. People will flee here

[-] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

I agree but if a freak winter storm comes in, you may have to flee south temporarily. That's my point.

[-] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

I'm not here to argue, but Michigan is prepared for winter storms. Wild fire? Ok, I see your point.

[-] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 days ago

Scientists to World Leaders:

"How many times we got to teach you this lesson old man?"

[-] x00za@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 day ago

I think we should actually start taking hard measures. For example, the UK just closed their last coal plant. China on the other hand is opening a new one every week. We should start holding the heavy polluters accountable. Companies and countries. Use strength if required.

[-] GhiLA@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

governments: We got you, King!

raises taxes on ICE drivers

[-] Disaster@sh.itjust.works 1 points 19 hours ago

Do you want yellow jacket protests? Because that's how you get yellow jacket protests.

Seriously though... it might not have been so extreme had macron not had his neoliberal head up his own ass and actually made the transition possible for rural drivers.

[-] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago

Then to be fair we should be backdating the fines for heavy polluters to when it first started, so the UK, Canada and the US pay our fair share of the cost.

[-] x00za@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

Good for me.

It just really needs to start happening.

[-] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

We could also buy a unicorn for everyone on earth since we are giving examples of things that will never happen

[-] YeetPics@mander.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

Only if we also backdate the fines and extend them to the countries who sell the most petroleum so Saudi Arabia and Russia can help foot the bill :)

[-] SoupBrick@yiffit.net 2 points 2 days ago

Hmm, sounds like Big Science is trying to sell more Earth.

https://www.bls.gov/ooh/life-physical-and-social-science/environmental-scientists-and-specialists.htm

[+] intensely_human@lemm.ee -35 points 2 days ago

CO2 increase causes an increase in crop yield.

[-] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 36 points 2 days ago

You know what doesn't increase crop yield? Heat stress.

[-] ptz@dubvee.org 26 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

You know what else doesn't increase crop yield? Droughts along with that heat stress.

The garden I put out didn't do anything this year because it was just so hot and dry for so long.

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Luckily the inundations should guarantee great yields next year!

[-] joostjakob@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

You know when we first started seeing growing populations and development of agriculture? When the climate started an exceptionally long stable period. Guess what's going put of the window now? Planting for draught because that's the "new normal" won't get you far if the next year happens to be the wettest on record. Let alone that stronger storms than ever seen before aren't exactly great for harvests either. And that's just agriculture. Climate related disasters can wipe out key infrastructure, with unexpected consequences down the line (e.g. no car production because of a certain specific part of almost all cars comes from that one specific place). And then there's the refugee problem on top of all that.

[-] DeadPand@midwest.social 17 points 2 days ago

Not without water

[-] basmatii@lemm.ee 11 points 2 days ago

CO2 also lowers nutrient density despite increasing total size and weight of crops, meaning you have fewer nutrients per calorie and per pound. Even if you could spin this into a positive, all crops have the same vulnerabilities to heat stress, drought, and unpredictable seasons, all of which are increased by excess CO2.

Even with crispr changing the timeline to create new crops that might handle the new climate every year to be incredibly short, theres not enough time to produce and distribute those new versions before the climate has changed enough to require yet newer versions of said crops.

But good news, bugs and algae will be plentiful. hope you like algae bars with insect protein bars as a snack.

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