Global Warming's Terrifying New Math

Thanks, z. That article is a fabulous example of good science writing that doesn't dumb down its subject. And considering it describes a phenomenon I shall only experience in its third or or fourth order effects, it is still miserably stomach-churning.

https://img.thedailybeast.com/image/upload/c_crop,d_placeholder_euli9k,h_2150,w_3822,x_0,y_0/dpr_1.5/c_limit,w_608/fl_lossy,q_auto/v1710158341/Screenshot_2024-03-11_at_11.46.32_vwhvnz

In a drastic attempt to protect their beachfront homes, residents in Salisbury, Massachusetts, invested $500,000 in a sand dune to defend against encroaching tides. After being completed last week, the barrier made from 14,000 tons of sand lasted just 72 hours before it was completely washed away, according to WCVB.

someone tell ben shapiro about this real estate opportunity

“Nobody really anticipated that the Earth would speed up to the point where we might have to remove a leap second,” Agnew said.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/27/climate/timekeeping-polar-ice-melt-earth-rotation

*nerd in the back*

"....um i did, neeeheeeheee!"

Solastalgia (/ˌsɒləˈstældʒə/) is a neologism, formed by the combination of the Latin words sōlācium (comfort) and the Greek root -algia (pain, suffering, grief), that describes a form of emotional or existential distress caused by environmental change.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solastalgia

i think that's a new one for me? i can dig it. as a word.