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[–] vin@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Could you share some examples please?

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

There's the accelerated bleaching of coral reefs. The increasing rate of back beach erosion especially on the west coast of the US (now USGIS estiames say the Pacific Northwest won't have any natural sand beaches left by 2100). The rapid weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation and the Jet Stream. Mass-crab migrations started a couple years ago due to warming ocean temps. The Brazilian Rain Forest is probably past the point of no return. The Great Salt Lake might not make it 2040 (instead of 2100 - 2150) without another shift in weather patterns. Insect armageddon has happened way faster than anyone thought. And the massive ramp up in seasonal forest fires in North America has gotten bad far faster than expected.

[–] vin@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 3 days ago

Whoa, thank you.

[–] demonsword@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Insect armageddon has happened way faster than anyone thought

I remember as a kid (I'm currently in my late 40s) that the world was full of bugs. Many, many tipes of mosquitos, beetles, praying mantis, ladybugs, ants, cicadas. You rode in a car at night and the windshield would be splattered by bugs every 30s. Nowadays I barely see any around.

EDIT: the exception seems to be cockroaches. Those never went away.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Well the “good news” is the Lone Star Tick is expanding its territory. If we keep treating our environment like shit, it may just bring down the hammer on beef and dairy