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Deep State Witch

(12,014 posts)
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 04:25 PM Jul 9

'The world isn't prepared'

NASA data reveals concerning trend in weather patterns over past 5 years: 'The world isn't prepared'

Environmental data collected by a recent NASA study shows a sharp uptick in global extreme weather events in the past five years, the Guardian reported.

NASA's GRACE orbiter (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) has provided researchers with key data on the planet's environmental changes over the years.

Researchers found that the number of extreme weather events that occurred in 2024 was double the average number of extreme weather events between 2003 and 2020. In addition, the severe weather events that have been happening are more intense and longer-lasting than before.

While the researchers do not have enough historical data yet to confirm this pattern as a trend, the scientists believe that rising global temperatures, caused by human activities like burning dirty fuels, are the driving factor.

https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/nasa-grace-orbiter-extreme-weather-events-data/

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'The world isn't prepared' (Original Post) Deep State Witch Jul 9 OP
125 in Phoenix. amerikat Jul 9 #1
Nature is cruel OC375 Jul 9 #2
One could say humans are too smart for their own good EYESORE 9001 Jul 9 #5
Most of the world won't even admit climate change is real. Irish_Dem Jul 9 #3
...ya THINK!?!?? FirstLight Jul 9 #4

OC375

(136 posts)
2. Nature is cruel
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 04:34 PM
Jul 9

It's even crueler when you're stupid. We've been stupid as a species, and we are not prepared for the consquences of what being stupid will entail.

EYESORE 9001

(28,585 posts)
5. One could say humans are too smart for their own good
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 05:37 PM
Jul 9

Smart at exploiting resources, deficient when it comes to long-term planning and consequences.

FirstLight

(15,516 posts)
4. ...ya THINK!?!??
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 05:32 PM
Jul 9

:eyeroll:

They're too chicken to tell us how bad it REALLY is. No safe quarter for any of us when Mother Nature decides to get rid of her virus (us)...

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