# Global Warming **URL:** \ **Category:** Political Topics\ **Created:** [January 1, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/global-warming/1673 "2021-01-01T16:45:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![Mathman](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/mathman/32/14042_2.png) [@Mathman](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Mathman)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/global-warming/1673/308 "2023-09-05T14:27:39Z")
Sinker logs are a thing - logs that were felled a century or more ago and have been at the bottom of a river, or in a bog, or what have you. They are old growth trees - some started growing before Columbus came across the ocean, felled in the 1800s or 1900s and which sunk for a variety of reasons. Because they are old growth, they have a desirable grain and sell for obscene prices to people who want to make furniture or musical instruments or whatever. So yeah, wood can survive a long time when submerged. ---
**Author:** ![soyleche](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/soyleche/32/42_2.png) [@soyleche](https://community.goactuary.com/u/soyleche)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/global-warming/1673/309 "2023-09-05T14:32:10Z")
> [@knoath](#): > > > [@The\_Polymath](#): > > > > Carbon capture is basically a pipe dream. > > > > Unless we come up with a nifty way of creating energy > > Plants have already come up with a way to store energy - photosynthesis. They capture carbon and have been doing so for time immemorial. Trees are not the most efficient - I believe there are some grasses that are faster (including seagrass). Whether it can be done at the right scale, along with other solutions, will be difficult. Plants tried the whole “bury the carbon” thing several million years ago. Turns out, we just dig it back up… ---
**Author:** ![SredniVashtar](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/srednivashtar/32/2894_2.png) [@SredniVashtar](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SredniVashtar)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/global-warming/1673/310 "2023-09-05T14:57:42Z")
It would be beautifully American if Biden signed an EO on Carbon Capture, and then Trump/Desantis immediately burned all the captured carbon. ---
**Author:** ![knoath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/knoath/32/65607_2.png) [@knoath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/knoath)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/global-warming/1673/311 "2023-09-05T15:42:42Z")
> [@soyleche](#): > > Plants tried the whole “bury the carbon” thing several million years ago. Turns out, we just dig it back up… They’ve been doing it for 300 million years and they’re still doing it. However, it’s only under special conditions that they go onto form fossil fuels. Most of them will have biodegraded and the carbon dioxide is released in the atmosphere and reused. Coal, before it becomes compressed over time, starts off as peat bogs. Peat bogs are an excellent way to store carbon, so there has been a big push to stop peat farming. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/the_polymath/32/83081_2.png) [@The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_Polymath)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/global-warming/1673/312 "2023-10-04T21:21:40Z")
Well, we better do something fast because bodies of water will end up heating up too much, leading to mass animal deaths. In Brazil: 125 Pink Amazon River Dolphins. Mass death. River heated up to 102F (39.1C) [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/04/us/amazon-river-dolphins-dead-heat-drought.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&fbclid=IwAR0h5c101xrJvAUWl38Gz6lGBPj7uw48aLjQpk7P5kylqSVco6Az-W9wxuQ](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/04/us/amazon-river-dolphins-dead-heat-drought.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&fbclid=IwAR0h5c101xrJvAUWl38Gz6lGBPj7uw48aLjQpk7P5kylqSVco6Az-W9wxuQ) ---
**Author:** ![YankeeTripper](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/yankeetripper/32/946_2.png) [@YankeeTripper](https://community.goactuary.com/u/YankeeTripper)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/global-warming/1673/313 "2023-10-04T22:23:24Z")
yikes ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 10:24pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/global-warming/1673/314 "2023-10-04T22:24:39Z")
> [@The\_Polymath](#): > > Well, we better do something fast because bodies of water will end up heating up too much, leading to mass animal deaths. > > In Brazil: 125 Pink Amazon River Dolphins. User name checks, regarding the importance of this story. ---
**Author:** ![SredniVashtar](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/srednivashtar/32/2894_2.png) [@SredniVashtar](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SredniVashtar)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/global-warming/1673/315 "2023-10-05T15:00:42Z")
> [@SteveGrondin](#): > > Sounds like a good question, even if it is simplistic. > > Does tree planting work? > NYT: Could we plant enough trees to solve climate change? > Bill Gates: That’s complete nonsense. Are we the science people or are we the idiots? Which one do we want to be? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/the_polymath/32/83081_2.png) [@The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_Polymath)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/global-warming/1673/316 "2023-11-18T13:53:50Z")
Rio de Janeiro (and Brazil) is experiencing a massive heat wave with temperatures over 43C (109F) The result of these heat waves is more people dying (young and old) due to these conditions. This happened last night at the Taylor Swift Concert in Rio. 23 year old died from cardiac complications due to the heat. I do hope they sue the pants of the promoters who were limiting water bottles going into the venue (in order to only be able to buy them inside). > **[Taylor Swift postpones Rio concert after fan dies amid heatwave](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/nov/18/taylor-swift-fan-dies-before-brazil-concert-amid-sweltering-conditions)** > > Singer says safety comes first after death of Ana Clara Benevides Machado, 23, in sweltering stadium ---
**Author:** ![The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/the_polymath/32/83081_2.png) [@The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_Polymath)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/global-warming/1673/317 "2023-11-20T21:35:00Z")
Just to add to this: 2.9C increase is the most probable now so make your life choices accordingly now. ![Screenshot_20231120_213315_FT](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/3/9/39a87a03397c35a2f547dd80615c07693518f41e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Rastiln](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/rastiln/32/77682_2.png) [@Rastiln](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Rastiln)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/global-warming/1673/318 "2023-11-20T21:42:23Z")
![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/4/6/46a8ced64981c94c3b3b6fc283268e3e2ee62441.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/global-warming/1673/319 "2023-11-20T21:44:21Z")
Gotta convert that to Fahrenheit… let’s see now: 2.6C \* 9/5 + 32… HOLY SHIT!!! 35 degrees hotter !!! (Someone peer-review my work.) ---
**Author:** ![twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/twig93/32/527_2.png) [@twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/u/twig93)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/global-warming/1673/320 "2023-11-20T21:50:44Z")
Good one! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/the_polymath/32/83081_2.png) [@The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_Polymath)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/global-warming/1673/321 "2023-11-20T21:54:04Z")
That means you US folks will have massive heat domes in the future, as well as massive cold fronts. 50C (122F) for 2 weeks and -50C (-58F) for 2 weeks That doesn’t sound pleasant (or survivable for some). ---
**Author:** ![Rastiln](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/rastiln/32/77682_2.png) [@Rastiln](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Rastiln)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/global-warming/1673/322 "2023-11-20T22:00:03Z")
> [@The\_Polymath](#): > > 50C (122F) for 2 weeks and -50C (-28F) for 2 weeks Hotter than my state’s hottest ever. I’ve had colder in my hometown in my lifetime, but I’ll admit anything under -10F is notable. ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/global-warming/1673/323 "2023-11-20T22:01:56Z")
> [@The\_Polymath](#): > > 50C (122F) for 2 weeks and -50C (-28F) for 2 weeks > > That doesn’t sound pleasant (or survivable for some). Maybe Minnesota will have both of these extremes, some years. I certainly won’t get the latter, and where I am (cool coastal breeze) it hardly gets above 100. So, maybe it will hit 100 more often. Now, when that seawater rises above 70 or so, yeah, we might feel more of it. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/the_polymath/32/83081_2.png) [@The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_Polymath)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/global-warming/1673/324 "2023-11-20T22:04:40Z")
Its not that one area will have both extremes. Its that west coast/south west will have over 50C (with lots of wildfires) while east coast/north east will have under-50C. This means that you will have a larger number of excess deaths, and a larger hit to economic growth. ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/global-warming/1673/325 "2023-11-20T22:06:40Z")
> [@The\_Polymath](#): > > a larger number of excess deaths, and a larger hit to economic growth. So, Social Security might last longer, if older-aged folks? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/the_polymath/32/83081_2.png) [@The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_Polymath)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/global-warming/1673/326 "2023-11-20T22:08:53Z")
Thats one way to look at it I guess. ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/global-warming/1673/327 "2023-11-20T22:13:23Z")
> [@The\_Polymath](#): > > That’s one way to look at it I guess. Always look on the bright side of life! [Previous page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/global-warming/1673.md?page=15) [Next page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/global-warming/1673.md?page=17)