National climate advocacy coalition says 26 million Canadians — a majority of the population — have faced extreme heat, wildfire smoke, flooding and other climate-driven emergencies this year.
  • 1egg4u@lemmy.ca
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    4 days ago

    Almost like the shit scientists have been saying is going to happen for years is accelerating because we did nothing and even doubled down on fucking ourselves over

    I dont blame the kids for being cynical and disillusioned. I had horrible depression in high school from seeing the inevitability of our impending climate catastrophe and being told I was being “dramatic” by people who bought the lies.

    • FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca
      5·
      4 days ago

      The Cassandras of the world have been warning about climate change for years, just as they have been warning about fascism for years. But stubborn people insist on behaving like children who refuse to be told what to do even if there’s a good reason. If the left wants us to eat healthier, the right will eat pure fat just for spite.