Venezuela has become the first country in the world to lose all of its glaciers. The climate crisis is now.

Your regular reminder that the US air & water pollution laws passed in the 60s & 70s -- and the elaborate federal bureaucracy created to administer them -- constitute one of the most successful gov't interventions in history. WILDLY successful. The envy of the world.

cute idea but we’re all sprinting towards ecological collapse and potentially extinction so maybe that’s a struggle these yuppies could’ve put their weight into struggling against!

This is different from accelerationism, different from wanting the chaos or believing it will deliver a promised future, it's just recognizing that all moments, especially chaotic ones, are multipotential.

Nurture the hell out of the seeds of the future you want because they too are sprouting in the chaos.

Map of the United States displaying hydrogen ion wet deposition levels from measurements taken in 1985 by the Central Analytical Laboratory. The map uses a color gradient from green (low deposition) to red (high deposition) to show varying levels of H+ deposition (kg/ha). The highest deposition levels are concentrated in the northeastern U.S., while the western U.S. has the lowest levels. Black dots indicate measurement locations. The map is sourced from the National Atmospheric Deposition Program/National Trends Network

Map showing hydrogen ion wet deposition measurements across the United States and parts of Canada, indicating values in kg/ha for 2022. The color gradient represents different concentration levels, with a scale on the right. Sites not pictured are listed at the bottom. The map is mostly green, indicating that H+ deposition is no longer a environment issue that it once was.

Another dataset I like is from the National Atmospheric Deposition Program, which has maps of the US that show we fixed the acid rain problem by implementing stricter emission controls on power plants.

nadp.slh.wisc.edu/maps-data/nt...

bad. scary. but also, exceptionally stupid and deeply unserious.

this is just such a waste of money and infrastructure that was already built??

I disagree with article headline; every year we try and get together and update the Paris Accord. It doesn't work and it's not binding anyways. We need a new framework.

I thought for a moment that this account belonged to Jack Smith, special council. You aren’t him though, are you?