The Arctic ocean photographed in the same place, 107 years ago vs today. - eviltoast
  • Soup@lemmy.cafe
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    3 months ago

    That…. Is fucking tragic. There’s no going back to that. Ever.

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      3 months ago

      Don’t worry, the ice will come back, we just won’t be around to see it.

      • SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        3 months ago

        For that to happen the carbon would need to be buried in the ground again, however

        And it’s possible that humanity has emitted so much and warmed the globe so much that we shift the global climate stability point to something else than was before. It’s possible the new equilibrium over millions of year will be a warmer earth

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          3 months ago

          Or an Earth with Harsher winters and Massive Winterstorms followed by Scorching HeatWaves. Only cockaroaches will survive.

          Unless you are evolving into roaches, no human being will survive the Earth’s mighty global climate swings.