ramonita, 8 months ago

we are never going back to the world the way it was before COVID. we are not in a world where it's safe for you or people around you to stop masking, and there's no reason to believe we'll ever be in such a world again.

2023 represents a qualitative jump in all climate indicators, and the consequences we see—the wildfires, the heatwaves, the droughs, the floods etc.—will not stop. they will only accelerate.

there is no return to "normal". mourn the world that was, so that you can see with clarity the world that is, and be ready for it.

The Antarctic sea extent anomaly chart. Every year on record stays above -5%. 2023 so far has dropped sharply below -15%. This is significant not just for sea life but because the ice reflects sun heat more than water. The more the ice melts, the worse global heating gets.
Canada area burned by province, and total, 2023 vs. the average of the last 10 years. The average total is 2505 thousand hectares per year. 2023 so far burned 15407 thousand hectares.