silence7@slrpnk.net to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoClimate Change Can Cause Bridges to ‘Fall Apart Like Tinkertoys,’ Experts Say | Extreme heat and flooding are accelerate the deterioration of bridges, engineers say, posing a quiet but growing threatwww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up194arrow-down11cross-posted to: nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyzclimate@slrpnk.net
arrow-up193arrow-down1external-linkClimate Change Can Cause Bridges to ‘Fall Apart Like Tinkertoys,’ Experts Say | Extreme heat and flooding are accelerate the deterioration of bridges, engineers say, posing a quiet but growing threatwww.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square6fedilinkcross-posted to: nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyzclimate@slrpnk.net
minus-squarevegeta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 months agoThat’s OK, the climate has always changed and it is good for plants. /s
minus-squareAurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-22 months agoSaying the climate has always changed is like saying “people have always died” as a defence for murder.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoFor over 11 years, they said it was the 11-year sunspot cycle. Were absolutely insistent. Now it’s been a good 20 years. They seem to have forgotten that one.
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoContext for those who might need it
minus-squarePretzilla@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoIt’s not even good for plants outside of a small increase of CO2 and temperature
That’s OK, the climate has always changed and it is good for plants.
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Saying the climate has always changed is like saying “people have always died” as a defence for murder.
For over 11 years, they said it was the 11-year sunspot cycle. Were absolutely insistent. Now it’s been a good 20 years. They seem to have forgotten that one.
Context for those who might need it
It’s not even good for plants outside of a small increase of CO2 and temperature