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This is the place for discussing the potential collapse of modern civilization and the environment.

Collapse, in this context, refers to the significant loss of an established level or complexity towards a much simpler state. It can occur differently within many areas, orderly or chaotically, and be willing or unwilling. It does not necessarily imply human extinction or a singular, global event. Although, the longer the duration, the more it resembles a ‘decline’ instead of collapse.

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New study finds we're on course for 10°C warming at current rates (www.columbia.edu)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This factors in some feedback loops which most sudies to date have ignored. Note, that it excludes extra warming caused by all the additional water vapour in the air.

For context, studies suggest that the largest extinction event in Earth's history (so far), the Late Permian Extinction Event, saw temperature rises of around 8°C.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So 10° is going to be an ELE? We aren't going to be here by 2100 are we? Atleast not in the current way we live anyway.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Next 10 years are going to get fuckywucky 😄

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's been 5x as bad 10x as fast every single time. We're zombies eating ourselves. Our hunger only grows.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

What is surprising is the rate at which it is getting worse!