Oh shit.
A chunk of Antarctic ice about seven times the size of Manhattan suddenly collapsed, putting an even larger portion of glacial ice at risk, scientists said yesterday … the event is a result of global warming.
Well fuck. That was quick. These things really test the limits our ability to care and really react. What do we do now? Vote for Barack Obama? (Yes, but …) Give money to this random organization fighting global warming? Or this one? Or this one?
[Scientists] had predicted in 1993 that the Wilkins shelf would collapse in 30 years. It collapsed in 15.
The point of Pinko was to be a little … fun and sometimes inspiring about how socially responsible living, etc. is awesome, but this one has me stumped looking for a solution or a silver lining. This is where I would call Al Gore, but he’s already in the article. “Since it’s not on live TV,” he said, “it doesn’t command as much attention as it should.”
ugh. throw me some hope, solutions, drinking invites or distractions in the comments.
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Silver Lining prototype #1: Evolution accelerates in the event of crisis.
Silver Lining prototype #2: You remember the parable about the frog and the pot heating up gradually? The frog doesn’t notice, and so it gets boiled alive…
Well, at least it would seem pot isn’t heating up gradually any more!
This just proves what I’ve been saying all along. God hates penguins.
Here it is:
“A Thin Silver Lining to Antarctic Ice Collapse”