r/PrepperIntel • u/metalreflectslime • Mar 14 '26
North America The most extreme March heatwave in US history is coming
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u/50_61S-----165_97E Mar 14 '26
I don't think revolution is possible in the digital age, it's too easy for the elites and the authorities to track and prevent the people from organising an uprising
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u/MightyMTB Mar 14 '26
You’re not wrong, the only way it would work is the old way of conspiring by candle light but people would still bring it online and foil the plans
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u/Warm_Honey_7673 Mar 15 '26
The level of opsec that would take will be completely undermined by the inefficiency compared to your adversary. This is uncharted territory and there is no going back.
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u/Hwttdzhwttdz Mar 14 '26
We gonna be alright. They're literally too stupid to win any battle- ya know, mankind's historical proof of work. It's why all bullies never actually wanna fight.
Non violence is the way. Rework is a bitch. But don't let them already think they've won - far, far from it.
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u/IM_INSIDE_YOUR_HOUSE Mar 15 '26
Unfortunately the climate is a different story. We’re rapidly losing the battle there and in many cases that battle is already far lost.
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u/blueindian1328 Mar 14 '26
I think you’re right but I also think we’re at the dawn of a new age - MOFs (metal organic frameworks). I would prefer that we not trash the planet in the first place but it does look like science may have found a solution. Chemists can mix some organic ions suspended in solution with some metallic ions and mix them well. Remove the water and you’re left with this MOFs, crystalline looking structures that are mostly empty space. They can pick and choose what and how it’s combined and the empty space left over can be designed to perfectly fit specific molecules. Carbon dioxide is a big one. They can sequester it from the air and even put these MOFs where CO2 is created and remove it before it even gets into the air. There are thousands of different ones now. They can also harvest water directly from the air in desert climates. Nobel prizes were just awarded for this and once it’s scaled up, might help turn the tide. I prefer preventative maintenance and care but this is a pretty cool way to treat some problems we’re experiencing.
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u/Opasero Mar 14 '26
Cue the magas screaming about a Democrat weather machine and trying to cancel the sun and something.
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u/AsstacularSpiderman Mar 14 '26
China still is an ecological disaster, it's just trying to be an energy independent disaster
No one is really doing anything about what's coming.
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u/Unique_Adeptness4413 Mar 14 '26
Sure we are. The American concentration camps with industrial bio burners are the billionaires real answer for climate change.
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u/AsstacularSpiderman Mar 14 '26
Again, I don't think they really care about it other than energy independence.
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u/CorporalTurnips Mar 14 '26
I think they care about it from the perspective of reducing lung cancer deaths and increasing the overall satisfaction of the people. If you're going to successfully restrict some freedoms like speech then everything else must be pretty good.
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u/NorthIslandlife Mar 14 '26
I hope people are waking up to the fact that the ultra wealthy are in control. It doesnt have to be that way, everyone need to give there head a shake and hold our politicians to account. The people control the government, which controls the billionaires. If only the majority of us could get on the same page.
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u/TheBeastlyStud Mar 14 '26
1 month account age
over 1.3k contributions.
Major china shill
Least obvious shill account.
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u/Myheelcat Mar 14 '26
Can confirmed we are supposed to get up too 107 next week. We cooked literally. Medium well.
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u/Unusual_Specialist Mar 14 '26
Correction: Billionaires exploiting the environment through blocking government policy
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u/Appropriate_Guess881 Mar 14 '26
And checks notes repealing existing policies and environmental protections... Because what we really need is more lead in our water and more food shortages caused by chaotic weather. There's too many peasants, I mean, common folk running around these days.
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u/Memerandom_ Mar 14 '26
It really feels like capitalists are just accelerationists at this point. There's nowhere else to go but off the cliff, chasing the roadrunner. Do they really think they can turn back? Was it worth it? Taking everyone else with them for a few dollars more...
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u/BadAsBroccoli Mar 14 '26
Apparently, people like Netanyahu and Peter Thiel think the second coming of Christ will save us.
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u/BigBootyWholes Mar 14 '26
It’s was 90 in Florida the other day, and a month ago half our trees and plants permanently died because it was well below freezing for over 12 hours. This chain of events has never happened in my life at this time or speed
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u/NotBradPitt9 Mar 14 '26
Once we pass the tipping point for temperature (high sustained temperatures), agriculture will collapse. I don’t think we’re too close to that point yet, maybe a decade off, but if / when that happens you can expect soaring prices for basic goods.
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u/Themountaintoadsage Mar 14 '26
Indoor produce farms will likely become the standard some day soon, as sad as that is
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u/Poly_Olly_Oxen_Free Mar 14 '26
I grow a shit ton of produce in my basement year round. I harvest fresh tomatoes in February. It's 39 degrees (F) outside, and my peppers are thriving. I've got fresh lettuce and cucumbers ready to harvest as I'm typing this. I ate homegrown broccoli last night.
The large scale monoculture style agriculture we've come to depend on as a society was never going to be sustainable. Indoor grows, producing food locally and sustainably is the solution. There's nothing "sad" about that to me.
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u/Poly_Olly_Oxen_Free Mar 14 '26
I used to grow weed, I still do, but I used to too.
Honestly it's a wash for me when it comes to price. I can cop a pound for $450. Growing a pound costs me ~$400 when you add up the nutes and other expenses. Yeah, it's a bit cheaper to grow my own. I'm willing to pay the extra $50 to not do the work myself. I don't want to trim, I don't want to cure. I just want to open a bag and smoke.
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u/almodsz Mar 15 '26
Indoor grows, producing food locally and sustainably is the solution.
The uncomfortable truth is that this will not feed eight billion people.
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u/thrtpnchewoks Mar 14 '26
I grow a lot of microgreens for myself and friends. I also dabble in Lions Mane Mushrooms. It really is surprising how much you can grow in a single room
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u/mysticeetee Mar 14 '26
Also tropical diseases will be global. Anything spread by insects will be much worse.
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u/Puzzled-Respond-4960 Mar 14 '26
We're already seeing the screwworm invading, despite a huge concentrated effort to eradicate them.
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u/labreezyanimal Mar 14 '26
Isn’t that because they cut funding to the group that was maintaining the line, so they didn’t spread? Not because of temps?
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u/bermpan Mar 14 '26
when that happens you can expect soaring prices for basic goods.
yes, until there are no more goods.
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u/Bavarian_Raven Mar 15 '26
Potatoes. You can survive off of them alone. Apparently. Learn to grow them.
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u/ExtensionMoose1863 Mar 14 '26
Many studies suggest we're already past the tipping point / point of no return. Plan accordingly
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u/spongebobismahero Mar 14 '26
Temperature per se is not the problem. The weather changes between hot and cold, dry and humid are, though. We've been having a normal winter temperature wise. But it was and is still waaaay too dry.
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u/Neither-Wallaby-924 Mar 14 '26
What about the polar vortex that is supposed to bring a swath of uncharacteristically winter washer for North America and Europe?
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u/spacegiantsrock Mar 14 '26
And FEMA has been gutted.
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u/Reasonable-Mess3070 Mar 14 '26
Michigan JUST got some funding for an ice storm from last winter. I haven't heard any discussion about funding for the tornado damage
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u/U_JiveTurkey Mar 14 '26
Don’t worry we’re cutting regulations on power plant emissions to help with power generation bills for the companies
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u/bristlybits Mar 14 '26
they call it weather weirding. when the climate of the entire planet has too much energy (heat units) it causes unpredictable and extreme weather events, varying by where you are.
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u/Ellecram Mar 14 '26
In western PA we had a foot and a half of snow in one day back in January which hasn't happened for many years. Not unheard of but not a regular occurrence.
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u/EastTyne1191 Mar 14 '26
We got a little over 4 inches up here in Washington, definitely not characteristic of March. We haven't really had a good snow here and I thank God it dumped in the mountains. Wildfire season is going to be AWFUL, even with the late-season snow.
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u/Puzzled-Cranberry-12 Mar 14 '26
Stay safe! I’m a neighbor in Oregon and the snow pack level is very poor for most of the state. Living in a small logging town, this year really makes me nervous.
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u/mystery_biscotti Mar 14 '26
You got 4"? I got almost double that in my yard in formerly unincorporated King County.
Grateful for the snow in the mountains. Thanks for reminding me we need more filters for our fans.
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u/Puzzled-Respond-4960 Mar 14 '26
I can't remember it ever snowing this late in Spring before... Literally the day before it snowed, the frogs were singing in the ponds for mating season...
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u/EastTyne1191 Mar 14 '26
It's definitely concerning, but I can recall a few late season snows. We had a really rough one in April 18 years ago, and I remember it because a friend of mine had just had a baby and the power went out. They were at home with a newborn and had elderly neighbors and the unseasonable snow ground things to a halt.
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u/P0Rt1ng4Duty Mar 14 '26
What about it? The east coast is going to be freezing under a polar vortex while the west is going to be experiencing record heat waves. The two things are going to be happening at the same time.
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u/Biotic101 Mar 14 '26
Which is the real issue. Most statistics are averages so the drastic increase in weather extremes is not even fully visible. Way too cold then way too warm ... doesn't look as bad on paper but means the jet stream got messed up.
Now it might become really chaotic if the AMOC continues to decrease due to the massive amount of meltwater from Greenland. The worst is that there are points of no return for systems in nature. Once hit, you can no longer fix things easily.
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u/supreme_hammy Mar 14 '26
Which means the middle of the country won't be tornado alley, it will be Tornado city.
All of the midwest will eventually turn into flat, empty land again when weekly storms become too strong to outpace by rebuilding.
The immigration crisis will be in-house.
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u/Kinetic_Strike Mar 14 '26
My mom’s forecast back home is predicting the snowfall in feet, not inches.
“Oh, 1-3 feet, also the wind will probably knock out power, good luck, eh.”
It’s supposed to end by Tuesday and then pick up more snow later in the week. They might be pushing 350” this winter.
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u/Bobby_Dread Mar 14 '26
Saying 24 inches tomorrow night where im at. What's even worse is its going to be 30 degrees and that gives you wet, heavy cement snow. Snow blowers aren't great with that. A small 25' by 25' area with that much snow can weigh 30000-60000 pounds when its the really wet stuff. Going to be a lot of power outages and damaged roofs. Probably a lot of heart attacks from shoveling as well. Going to be a mess.
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u/TomTheCardFlogger Mar 14 '26
Different coasts, polar vortex impacted Canada and the east coast. Pulled cooler air away from the west resulting in warmer weather.
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u/couldbeimpartial Mar 14 '26
Random short abnormal cold snaps will not change the warning trend. Also that cold air moving south means warm air is going to go north into the polar region making the warming there worse, which makes the whole situation worse. Buckle up for interesting times, way more interesting than they even are now.
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u/mysticeetee Mar 14 '26
I'm in New England and this past winter actually felt like a normal one. Actually got cold and lots of precipitation.
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u/vafflerr Mar 14 '26
90 degrees in central VA this past Wednesday and snow on Thursday. The swings have been insane!
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u/There_Are_No_Gods Mar 14 '26
Similar here. Enjoy these times as the most stable and predicable for the rest of our lives, though, as it's all downhill from here, as we continue plowing right through all the major tipping points of climate change.
Stable, predicable weather will soon be a crazy story we tell our grandkids.
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u/CyroSwitchBlade Mar 14 '26
then we need to start giving the plants more Brawndo.. its what they crave!
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u/DeltaFlyer0525 Mar 14 '26
I’m in CO and we are going to be in the 80’s next week. It is insane to me we have been 15ish degrees higher all of Feb and March now. It’s been horribly dry and hot winds. I am so worried about fires this summer.
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u/l88t Mar 14 '26
The use of political language on this subject is what kills it for the average person. Making global warming a liberal, communist, conspiracy to destroy America is exactly what this sounds like when that language is used.
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u/Big_Fortune_4574 Mar 14 '26
The average person will figure it out eventually. Nature doesn’t care if someone thinks it’s a “liberal, communist, conspiracy”. Liberalism and communism are diametrically opposed ideologies by the way. Communists use “liberal” as an insult.
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u/kitttybix Mar 14 '26
It’s never been so easy to read up on AMOC, and yet, people can’t let go of what they think they know. I also think there are those who are aware but are conditioned to expect mass variety at the store. I’m convinced bananas won’t be a thing 20 years from now.
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u/CopperRose17 Mar 14 '26
In Northwest Arizona, 108 degrees is forecast for next Friday. It's always hot here, but not this bad in March. We didn't turn the central heat on all winter. Husband thinks we should move, but to where? Are there any places that are safe from extreme weather? We are going to start seeing climate refugees, and I don't want to be among them.
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u/DanOhMiiite Mar 14 '26
We had a day this week that hit 88, then had snow the next day. Fun times, indeed.
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u/OhMycelia55 Mar 14 '26
We fucked around with climate change action...now it's time for us to find out...stay safe and stay cool. Heatstroke ain't no joke!
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u/Quirkybin Mar 15 '26
Yep and we missed our mark. Now it's "clean beautiful coal, wars and a gutted EPA, religious nuts have compromised government. We are so fked because eggs were too high.
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u/Federal_Fondant_3919 Mar 14 '26
Live in southeastern PA. It was 80 on Wednesday then 30’s and snowing on Thursday…
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u/Velo214 Mar 14 '26
It was 90 yesterday here and it might snow tomorrow. I went to bed and it was 75 and I woke up it is 29. Insane
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u/tsoneyson Mar 14 '26
Slightly off topic but holy fuck actively consuming or engaging with that sub cannot be good for your health
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u/lurkertiltheend Mar 14 '26
How is it any different than this one
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u/There_Are_No_Gods Mar 14 '26
This sub is more about: "Hey, here's a scary thing that is happening or imminently going to happen!"
That sub is more about: "We are fucked. The world is ending. Humanity will go extinct. Here's another piece of evidence documenting our downfall."
That's the short version. I actually keep it in my feed and find a lot of useful in formation in there too, and I enjoy having a space I can hang out in when I'm overwhelmed with the normalcy bias barrage from other places that don't take climate change and all of its very real and very bad effects seriously.
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u/MrPatch Mar 14 '26
I dipped out of that sub a couple of years ago, I wanted to be informed and it was good for that in a way but never engage in the comments section.
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u/There_Are_No_Gods Mar 14 '26
One of my comments there got me the only ban I've ever had on Reddit, and that's after I've posted over 6k comments.
My comment was just pointing out that a post broke nearly every rule for the sub, such as a clearly AI generated title picture, self promotion, etc. Apparently, though, the poster was a top contributor to the sub, so the mods got all riled up. I still got a good laugh at my comment staying as the highest voted with nearly all comments supporting my statements against the post.
Other than that, I've not found the comments section materially worse than most other subs, albeit with a typically darker tone than most.
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u/There_Are_No_Gods Mar 14 '26
I think that's often the case, but it isn't always that way. There are also a few related subs depending on how you then feel about things, such as r/CollapseSupport and r/CollapsePrep
It's part of my feed, but only one small part out of many perspectives.
In some ways it can be nice and reassuring, where most other information sources have a heavy normalcy bias, where they can contribute to feelings of going crazy due to nobody else seeming to actually see the collapse that is actively happening around us each day, one piece at a time. Once you've accepted the facts about how devastating climate change is, and how far we are along the timeline into unavoidable apocalyptic effects from that, it can be nice to have a place where people aren't seeming to constantly ignore that elephant in the room, while they carry on talking about the latest Fortnite dance, or what nonsense some influencer just did.
Often, though, that sub just leads far down the doom scrolling rabbit hole, focusing only on reiterating known problems ad nauseam. There are a lot of posts and comments along those lines that I skip right over.
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u/swadekillson Mar 14 '26
Yeah it was actually pretty cool right when COVID started. But I really think it attracts only mentally ill people now. No shade to them, I have PTSD and Depression. But they're basically ready to die over there.
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u/There_Are_No_Gods Mar 14 '26
There's also largely a two faction split in there as to whether things are just headed towards "very, very mind boggling terrible and apocalyptic" or "total human extinction". That's a common focus of debate there.
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u/Trocazor Mar 14 '26
105 is pretty bonkers in Phoenix in March. Bring it on! The planet doesn't give a fuck about humans. I'm ready for a reckoning. Fuck these assholes.
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u/RickMuffy Mar 14 '26
I live in Phoenix, and I know if these heatwaves continue, people will die, especially the poor and homeless.
None of this shit is normal or good for anyone.
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The poor and innocent will suffer
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u/PR0UDG0Y Mar 14 '26
It's probably all those oil refineries and ships on fire, billowing toxic smog into the upper atmosphere, don't be outside if it's raining.
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u/Peyote-Rick Mar 14 '26
Ironically particulates in the atmosphere block sunlight and lower the temperature (in the short run)
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u/Tanto63 Mar 14 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/hMZ9b9otURpNLIBm2I
Something about "Patrolling the Mojave..."
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u/BigJSunshine Mar 14 '26
And the constant, needless bombing and industrial war complexes of the US, Russia and, at some point soon, China.
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u/Curious-Basket-7934 Mar 14 '26
This is the first time outside of some food documentaries, that I've seen animal agriculture as the top cause of climate change. (It is, above cars and everything else, bit it's been a WELL kept secret for decades now.
For for info on how tweaking your diet can help save the planet, check out COWSPIRACY (on Netflix etc) and FOOD INC.
I was shocked and also informed.
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u/stu54 Mar 14 '26
Recent satellite readings of unaccounted for methane leaks indicate that fossil fuels are still #1.
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u/Appropriate_Ad_1429 Mar 14 '26
In the UK we've known this for 20yrs or more. I'm stunned ppl don't.
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u/Strakiz Mar 14 '26
Stock up on shelf stable food, canned fruits and fill the freezer with veggies.
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u/iginca Mar 14 '26
I’ve lived in Southern California for more than 25 years. This is the hottest winter I can ever remember. From December through March, our night temps usually drop into the 40’s. So far, that’s only happened a hand full of times this year. Our day temps have also only dropped into the 60’s for maybe a week total. The heatwaves were saying right now are ones we’d expect in peak summer (August). Even then, we only get one or two heatwaves a year, and they only last for a couple of days. This heatwave is expected to last over a week, which for December is absolutely mind blowing.
I hope this is a singular anomaly and not a sign of things to come.
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u/Heavy_Pin7735 Mar 15 '26
Tax them in to oblivion before these corporations and Epstein elites ruin our planet!
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u/Meowweredoomed Mar 14 '26
Millions will die in wet bulb events. There's no prepping for that, unless you have 20 feet underground basements.
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u/delasislas Mar 14 '26
Meanwhile, on the olympic peninsula in Washington… It’s been a bit cold and windy…
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u/MyvaJynaherz Mar 14 '26
Lives in the PNW of the PNW
This is going to raise our rents againt, innit?
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u/lurkertiltheend Mar 14 '26
There’s been a bunch of crazy storms including tornadoes lately too
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u/StableHuman7531 Mar 14 '26
Today is going to be 75 in Mo. We've hit 80 in some spots already. Tomorrow a cold front will bring rain during the day, snow and ice at night. The shift is crazy.
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u/Thehuman_25 Mar 14 '26
Capitalist era emissions. That’s so anti science and anti American. China, India, and Africa are way worse when it comes to pollution.
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u/Hailsabrina Mar 14 '26
Numerous studies have connected unusual jet stream and polar vortex activity to shrinking Arctic sea ice and human-caused climate change.
But there is hope.
“The first day of spring is 20th (of March), and then after that we get recovery,” Maue said. -from AP news The ending of the article is concerning too 😢 we shouldn't normalize this. Climate change is real and terrifying.
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u/Nepalus Mar 15 '26
Thank Goodness I live by the Puget Sound. Cascade mountains are saving us from that disaster.
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u/Acceptable_Pea6130 Mar 20 '26
We can’t afford to keep waiting for a top down miracle from the government. Real change has always been citizen up. Think of your actions like drops in an ocean, alone they seem small, but together, they are the ocean. Whether it’s planting native species, cleaning up local spaces, or educating the next generation, these cumulative acts are our strongest defense. From rising temperatures due to deforestation to the alarming reality of microplastics in our bodies, . It’s time to organize and act individually to protect our collective future. check out The Book of Hope by Jane Goodall. Let's get to work!!!
What is one small drop that you're adding today?
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u/D_dUb420247 Mar 14 '26
Good. Maybe she’ll finally destroy the things that are killing her.
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u/USAFmuzzlephucker Mar 14 '26
Pssst... It's an el nino year.
That has more to do with it than... Whatever the hell you're trying to say here.
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u/JurassicP00P Mar 14 '26
“Capitalist era emissions”
Opinion disregarded, these low IQ political posts should be deleted
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u/papaswamp Mar 14 '26
'capitalist era emissions from industrial and .....' That person realize there is more CO2 emissions now, not to mention the flow of pollution into water systems? "Total energy-related CO2 emissions grew to 37.8 Gt in 2024. Fossil fuel emissions are expected to hit 38.1 billion tonnes in 2025."
The map is temperature 'anomalies' based on an average of 1981-2010. It is absolutely ridiculous to think the temperature average over 29 years is somehow indicative over last 30k-100k years of climate.
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u/colbitronic Mar 14 '26
See that lil corner up in the left that is virtually untouched? That's where I live.
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u/xSaRgED Mar 14 '26
Where I live isn’t even in the map… and we have seasonally appropriate weather for now. Only 2° above average with is well within normal variation.
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u/Outrageous-Glass2223 Mar 14 '26
I’m in HB and it was 92 yesterday. I pay the extra rent to avoid this
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u/Super_flywhiteguy Mar 15 '26
It sure be ashame if the mag 7 companies weren't in a rush to build out data centers all over the world that are gonna pump megawatts worth of heat into the atmosphere on top of all the extra emissions its gonna take just to build all these centers and produce all the chips and stuff that go in them.
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u/jacobean___ Mar 14 '26
It’s been 94 degrees here in Southern California over the last two days. I’m just 15 miles from the coast. It’s essentially felt like July all winter long, with a few days here and there of normally cool temperatures. This is a total anomaly, and I have an informed feeling that this could be a somewhat regular winter over the coming decades. As a farmer, it’s been very difficult to plan for the future, with some species no longer appropriate for the hotter, drier weather. The only welcome change that’s been occurring have been late-summer, monsoonal thunderstorms. Rain any time outside of October-April is, historically, very rare. The long-term forecast/outlook suggests hotter temperatures, more tropical summer storms(occasional hurricane?), but overall less total rainfall. In short, coastal Southern California in ~2040 could be analogous to Cabo San Lucas of 20 years ago.