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Related: About this forumGraphic evidence that we have passed a tipping point: Arctic Basin Sea Ice
In 2006 the anomaly burped briefly, then in 2007 it revealed itself in all its tipped-over glory.
All hail the Dragon King!
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Graphic evidence that we have passed a tipping point: Arctic Basin Sea Ice (Original Post)
GliderGuider
Aug 2012
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joshcryer
(62,269 posts)1. My mind is just having a difficult time...
...grasping how big this event is. It's come much sooner than I realized. When I was saying renewables wouldn't stem catastrophic climate change ... it was already too fucking late.
:O
GliderGuider
(21,088 posts)2. Same here. This one caught even the doomers napping.
CrispyQ
(36,447 posts)3. The lack of coverage is boggling.
I don't see the human race getting it's shit together in time to do anything but try to survive.
There was a time, just a few short years ago, when I thought, 'my husband & I are going to be exiting this planet just in time.' With each new report it's looking less & less that way.
The Doctor.
(17,266 posts)4. Nothing left but to say sorry to our children.
ZombieHorde
(29,047 posts)5. We are currently in that awkward phase where it is too late to do anything,
but it is too soon to start looting, unless you own a bank.
Junkdrawer
(27,993 posts)10. Spit take
Told ya the gallows humor was going to get good.
XemaSab
(60,212 posts)6. .
Gregorian
(23,867 posts)7. I saw this coming 40 years ago. That's a long time to watch a rape.
Now I'm embarrassed to say how I feel.
phantom power
(25,966 posts)8. the last 3 weeks:
Odin2005
(53,521 posts)9. 2006 is also when the weather started acting strangely here in Fargo
I doubt that's a coincidence. It appears that in 2006 a climatological screw came loose and we have been in Bizarro World ever since.