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Scientists detect a sharp acceleration in global warming (www.sciencedaily.com)
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[–] 22 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Unfortunately the problem with global warming is that it happens very slowly over time. Scientists were warning us of the impacts of global warming for at least a decade but we have somehow prioritized the short term gains and now we and our children will bear the fruits of our negligence.

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  • [–] [S] 25 points 3 weeks ago* (3 children)

    Scientists were warning us of the impacts of global warming for at least a decade

    They've been warning us with some urgency since at least the 1970s. There were concerns published about it in the late 19th century. By the early 1990s the warnings were loud and clear for everyone to hear.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Yes, this makes us even more ignorant. At some point in the past I was kind of hopeful we as united humanity can overcome this problem, like with the ozone layer hole, but then these individualistic policies started to sweep over the world and people started to care about other problems more.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago

    COAL CONSUMPTION AFFECTING CLIMATE. The furnaces of the world are now burning about 2,000,000,000 tons of coal a year. When this is burned, uniting with oxygen, it adds about 7,000,000,000 tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere yearly. This tends to make the air a more effective blanket for the earth and to raise its temperature. The effect may be considerable in a few centuries.

    -- Rodney & Otamatea Times (1912)

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  • [–] 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Scientists have warned us since the 80s - I can tell you that, I was there.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Yup, I was a small kid when my dad told me about it and he wasn't even a scientist, just a teacher. We've known for a long time. Ignorance is no excuse.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago*

    When I was about 12 (late 90's-ish), my asshole of a father sat me down and explained in detail how within my lifetime we're going to see the end of global civilization by famine and war due to the oil running out, and how if anyone survived we'd never be able to build up to the same level of technology again as there isn't another energy rich resource to exploit.

    Fucking wanker still didn't believe in climate change being real though, and he had a whole violent and shouty tantrum when he found out I did.

    The narcissistic prick also went on to work in the oil sector and have more kids with his next wife.

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