My September Dark Origins post focuses on climate change and the possible catastrophic effects of global heating or, as is the case in The Road by Cormack McCarthy, global cooling. Thank you for hosting, Kaye Lynne Booth.
Roberta Writes – September Dark Origins post featuring The Road by Cormack McCarthy
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Climate change is a big issue!
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It is, and we are experiencing some of the effects already. Thanks, Jan.
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On my way to read the rest. (That graph is shocking.)
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NASA has great information available. I like to visit and research there.
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Yet, climate change deniers persist. Whatever happened to trusting science?
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Is it denial of climate change or denial of it being caused/speeded up by human activities? I know some people firmly believe that climate change is a result of natural events and circumstances and the impact of human intervention is negligible.
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I’ll accept that view as long as the evidence suggests it. I believe that far too often, people come up with theories that support their beliefs rather than following scientific facts. The way we humans have dealt with our planet is shameful.
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Yes, agreed
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Yes and 2023 is on track to be the hottest year on record, at least June and July was. I like comparing the different graphs, thermometer based (last century and a half), proxy data based (thousands of years back or even millions), and they are concerning, especially since we know that the recent sudden temperature uptick is not natural, not the sun, not volcanoes, not an orbital cycle, it is us. Thank you for this information Robbie.
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I’m always stunned by climate change deniers. When I was a kid in the 70s, my uncle used to load my cousins and me in the back of his pickup truck with a camper top on, with no windows open, and we’d drive a couple or three hours across Florida… in the summer. We’d be warm and a little sweaty, but not dehydrated or worse. Now, in the same town in Florida, even in winter, if you put a child in a car without the windows down (PLEASE NEVER DO THAT!), you can guarantee a couple of hours later, they will need emergency medical care if they even survive. At any rate, this sounds like an important book to read. ❤️
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Hi Rachel, climate change is certainly happening, the argument about whether it’s nature or man made frustrates me. It’s a way of delaying what needs to be done. Thanks for visiting 🌸
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Heading over, Robbie – I read The Road a few years ago so I’m interested in seeing what you say about the book.
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Hi Barbara, I bought this book because you and Dave Astor both recommended it.
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