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Shell_Seas

(3,457 posts)
Tue Oct 8, 2024, 03:19 PM Oct 8

The Dumbest Timeline: How Republican Climate Denial Will Kill Us All

Republicans are leading us toward climate catastrophe—and we must stop them.

https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/the-dumbest-timeline-how-republican


The death toll for Hurricane Helene has topped 230, and hundreds, maybe even thousands of people are still missing. Helene made landfall in Florida only 11 days ago as a Category 4 hurricane, and tomorrow, Hurricane Milton will hit Florida as a likely Category 5, less than 200 miles from where Helene made landfall.

What makes this situation unprecedented is the rapid succession of two major hurricanes—both packing devastating force—within such a short period and so close to one another geographically. Historically, it has been rare to see hurricanes of this magnitude hitting the same region within weeks, much less days. This can be attributed to the climate crisis.

We are now in the phase of the climate crisis where hurricanes are making meteorologists weep on live TV.


Yet, some people within our government claim, “They can control the weather.”

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The Dumbest Timeline: How Republican Climate Denial Will Kill Us All (Original Post) Shell_Seas Oct 8 OP
We need to up the timeline for electric cars. jimfields33 Oct 8 #1
I thought hurricanes were God's punishment 4catsmom Oct 8 #2
It's God's punishment when it hits blue states, tanyev Oct 8 #3

jimfields33

(19,134 posts)
1. We need to up the timeline for electric cars.
Tue Oct 8, 2024, 03:23 PM
Oct 8

2035 is too late. Once the electric cars are in place, the carbon will go down and the environment will improve greatly. But action is needed now.

4catsmom

(240 posts)
2. I thought hurricanes were God's punishment
Tue Oct 8, 2024, 04:01 PM
Oct 8

when did they stop using that line? When they only started hitting red states?

tanyev

(44,570 posts)
3. It's God's punishment when it hits blue states,
Tue Oct 8, 2024, 04:58 PM
Oct 8

and liberals are controlling it when it hits red states. Which, um, makes liberals God fiendishly damaging themselves, I guess.

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