“Catastrophic” is the term I keep seeing. And just looking at the pictures is shocking enough.
The number of hectares burned in New South Wales ALONE, just since July 1, are over four times_ the area of the Amazon 2019 fires (which have already had a substantial and scary impact on our environment), and _five times that of the 2018 California fires).
A visual map: https://myfirewatch.landgate.wa.gov.au
The relative sizes: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50951043
Every time a tree burns, more CO₂ enters the atmosphere, causing the climate to become that much more energetic and unstable, which will very likely lead to more trees burning. This is what’s known as a “positive feedback loop” and when it happens in machines, they typically shake themselves apart (at best).
I know I’m fortunate to still be alive at my age, but in some ways, it’s looking like a great idea to not live to see the consequences of all this. Sadly.
Ginny Premium Member over 4 years ago
Deniers: Beware! You’ll be fighting fire and drought in your own backyard soon.
superposition over 4 years ago
Whew! Good thing we’re not on that planet.
Motivemagus over 4 years ago
For those who didn’t see my post on Toles:
“Catastrophic” is the term I keep seeing. And just looking at the pictures is shocking enough.
The number of hectares burned in New South Wales ALONE, just since July 1, are over four times_ the area of the Amazon 2019 fires (which have already had a substantial and scary impact on our environment), and _five times that of the 2018 California fires).
A visual map: https://myfirewatch.landgate.wa.gov.au
The relative sizes: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50951043
Concretionist over 4 years ago
Every time a tree burns, more CO₂ enters the atmosphere, causing the climate to become that much more energetic and unstable, which will very likely lead to more trees burning. This is what’s known as a “positive feedback loop” and when it happens in machines, they typically shake themselves apart (at best).
I know I’m fortunate to still be alive at my age, but in some ways, it’s looking like a great idea to not live to see the consequences of all this. Sadly.