Climate in the 21st Century

Will Humankind see the 22nd Century?

  • Not a fucking chance

    Votes: 44 28.0%
  • Maybe. if we get our act together

    Votes: 41 26.1%
  • Yes, we will survive

    Votes: 72 45.9%

  • Total voters
    157

UncleBuck

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I see Illinois has decided they need nuclear reactors after all. They put off closing one of the most efficient coal plants for another 25 years. Probably so they could pay the government loans off.



Two nuclear power plants in northern Illinois reversed plans to retire early

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Take a picture of literally anything in Illinois
 

CatHedral

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A conservative would support gay marriage rights even though they disagree with the lifestyle.

A republican would not support gay marriage rights because they want to shape the world into only the things they like.
A conservative also would vigorously reject current Republican tax policies as unjust and unsustainable.
A true conservative would also be aggressive about things like climate change. The big thing for conservatives is a stable and prosperous economy. This is at stark variance with the GOP since the Gipper.
 

CatHedral

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A conservative also would vigorously reject current Republican tax policies as unjust and unsustainable.
A true conservative would also be aggressive about things like climate change. The big thing for conservatives is a stable and prosperous economy. This is at stark variance with the GOP since the Gipper.
Which ironically suggests that actual conservatives are now “moderate Democrats”.
 

UncleBuck

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Where i grew up (america) we know the leaves have changed color and fallen off the trees by Halloween time

Unless the climate has changed drastically then there should not be green leaves on the trees on Halloween weekend in Illinois

Good try though Sergei
 

printer

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Drought and Climate Change

Climate change increases the odds of worsening drought in many parts of the United States and the world. Regions such as the U.S. Southwest, where droughts are expected to get more frequent, intense, and longer lasting, are at particular risk.

How climate change contributes to drought:
  • Warmer temperatures enhance evaporation, which reduces surface water and dries out soils and vegetation. This makes periods with low precipitation drier than they would be in cooler conditions.
Climate change is also altering the timing of water availability.
Recent U.S. droughts have been the most expansive in decades. At the peak of the 2012 drought, the most extensive drought since the 1930s, an astounding 81 percent of the contiguous United States was under at least abnormally dry conditions.

 

CunningCanuk

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Where i grew up (america) we know the leaves have changed color and fallen off the trees by Halloween time

Unless the climate has changed drastically then there should not be green leaves on the trees on Halloween weekend in Illinois

Good try though Sergei
There are still green leaves on trees here in southern Ontario. Same climate.

He’s a true blue, homegrown, red blooded American ignoramus. Sorry about your luck.
 
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