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If Europe has started experiencing over 40°C heatwaves frequently, then this planet really is fucked (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[–] 48 points 4 months ago

Let me put it this way:

My grandparents built a brick house in the early 1950's in northern Germany. My parents built on that foundation and doubled the size in the late 1980's. Air conditioning was not a thing back then. You just didn't need it at all.

For decades this house has kept a relatively cool 24-25°C (~75°F) during peak summer months. Just due to the way it was built.

That hasn't been true for the past ~10 years anymore.

And it's the same with almost all German infrastructure. Our traditional ways of building things are not fit for the frequent high heatwaves we've been experiencing this last decade. Even hospitals are generally not AC'd except for maybe ER and operating rooms. It's fucking miserable

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    [–] 73 points 4 months ago (19 children)

    the planet is humans are really fucked

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  • [–] 113 points 4 months ago (15 children)

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  • [–] 28 points 4 months ago* (3 children)

    This really misses the point. Humans are taking the majority of other species with us. It doesn't matter that we are not destroying the entire planet forever, of course life will go on, but triillions of animals and plants are going to suffer and die entirely because of our actions.

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  • [–] 10 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Eh, from the perspective of Nature that's kinda just how it goes. Honestly it's pretty noble that we bother thinking about it at all. Mosquitoes don't feel conflicted about spreading malaria, and they've probably killed more animals than us. Fungus doesn't feel conflicted about killing plants. More than trillions of animals and plants have suffered and died entirely because of the actions of the rest of Nature.

    Species come and go, but the overall ecosystem recovers. We aren't the first species to wipe out other species, we won't be the last. Trying to be better is good, but let's not pretend Nature is some gentle shepherd.

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  • [–] 21 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Humans are also genociding a lot of other species. I don't want numbats to go extinct.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    The earth has been hotter, sweatier, and more CO2 filled than this before. It was animal hell and bacteria heaven though. Incompatible with mammals. Crocodile purgatory 🐊

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    We're looking at total collapse of the food chain. From the oceans to agriculture.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    If only we had been warned!

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    Considering every month now breaks heat records, and every week has new reports stating "faster than expected", it's pretty obvious all the actual warnings of what's to come have been (and will continue to be) written off as fearmongering and thoroughly ignored.

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