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summer_in_TX

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16. I've been wondering, is this rapid increase in the average temperature on our planet like a fever?

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Tue May 21, 2024, 04:37 PM

May 2024

Fevers can kill. Is it Mother Earth's way of ridding herself of this most destructive organism in order to save life on earth?

We cannot know, of course. Just speculating here.

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It's so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees [View all] sl8 May 2024 OP

Whoa, horrific. JudyM May 2024 #1

The future MFM008 May 2024 #2

...is here and now. Native May 2024 #5

Yeah but cheap gas and record airline travel Ponietz May 2024 #3

Some species will not survive climate change. Adapt or die time. Irish_Dem May 2024 #4

I think the orcas are adapting. IrishAfricanAmerican May 2024 #6

Exactly. Some species are going to fight back. Irish_Dem May 2024 #8

Ummm. The species most likely to 'fight back' stopdiggin May 2024 #14

In science, unusual events are of interest. Irish_Dem May 2024 #17

I assumed that (given context in the string) what was inferred in 'fighting back' stopdiggin May 2024 #19

Those are a lot of inferences. Irish_Dem May 2024 #20

I'd be more than willing to theorize a greater incidence of stress stopdiggin May 2024 #22

100% certain that fighting back can be a stress behavior. Irish_Dem May 2024 #24

your reply illustrates just why it is a great leap. stopdiggin May 2024 #25

so sad. how do you set up cooling stations for wildlife? kid pools with ice drop offs on a regular basis? orleans May 2024 #7

The tipping point is Here and Now. And what are the nations doing? Sliding toward fascism worldwide... Hekate May 2024 #9

Monkeys today, humans tomorrow Auggie May 2024 #10

Humans today, too. Check the statistics. littlemissmartypants May 2024 #15

I thought this was an Empty Greene post. Sorry for the monkeys. nt doc03 May 2024 #11

Then how are Marjorie Soylent Greene and Lauren Bobert Fanannafannafofert still with us? Otterdaemmerung May 2024 #12

..human howler monkey hybrids.. thomski64 May 2024 #26

Nature has recovered from five mass extinctions, anciano May 2024 #13

Yep. The world will go on. jimfields33 May 2024 #27

I've been wondering, is this rapid increase in the average temperature on our planet like a fever? summer_in_TX May 2024 #16

Well, even if it's not literally Mother Earth/Gaia reacting, it's a darn good metaphor. sl8 May 2024 #18

As a species, I think if we don't change (and I'm not optimistic), we will bring down a mass extinction event on us. summer_in_TX May 2024 #21

Lest we forget. Marcuse May 2024 #23