• Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I just realized Texas will probably see some of the most extreme cases of destructive weather than any other state due to global warming, yet they are arguably the biggest climate change deniers on the planet

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      9 months ago

      The entire south along the gulf will probably be pounded like a dollar removed on ten cent night by hurricanes.

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        9 months ago

        Getting weird down here. Simply doesn’t rain in the summer. Never saw water levels so low, and I’m outside a lot, pay attention to the local environment. There were places my kayak couldn’t go.

        🎶 The preacher man says it’s the end of time

        And the Mississippi River, she’s a-goin’ dry 🎵

        That was considered unthinkable in '81, Biblical end kinda shit. (Country Boy Can Survive - HW Jr.). 40-years later and we were a week or three out from a fucking disaster because the Mississippi watershed couldn’t push the salt water back into the Gulf.

        Imagine if we dry out like that and then a hurricane hits. Noachian Flood.

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        9 months ago

        does that mean florida will get fucked first too

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      9 months ago

      In 2021, Texas was the number one state contributing to CO2 emissions, and by a lot…like 2 times as much compared to the second state (California)