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Antarctic sea-ice at 'mind-blowing' low alarms experts (www.bbc.com)

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Missing winter sea-ice signals changes in Antarctica that could be "absolute disaster for the world", scientists say.

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[–] experbia@kbin.social 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

it never ceases to amaze me how stupid we all are as a civilization.

we're opting out of it, but nature will continue. this will be a very curious and fairly hospitable world full of interesting xenoarcheological mysteries... in the distant future, to a visiting spacefaring civilization.

[–] Chetzemoka@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You have to wonder if we aren't just confirming what the Great Filter is. There may not be any space faring civilizations.

[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago

Seriously, that’s what I’ve been thinking recently - that we’re hitting the self-destruction theory of the Great Filter.