#climate change isnt real

[fairywithgremlintendencies]

what a nightmare.

[beardedhandstoadshark]

ITS SNOW-RAINING

[decaf-lesbian]

RS isn't the only place in Brazil in a climate crisis and we need to talk about it.

the main thing i've talked about on this blog since last friday (may 3rd) is the catastrophic floods devastating my home state, Rio Grande do Sul, located in southern Brazil. it's an unprecedent tragedy that we won't be able to recover from anytime soon. but we also can't ignore what's happening in the rest of the country, so i decided to extensively rant about it.

over the course of a week, these historic floods have taken over a state the size of Ecuador, raising the levels of rivers and wiping out entire cities. i've said it before and i'll say it again: this is not natural, although some smooth-brained people might say it is. the last flood of this magnitude in my state was the flood of 1941, which was a result of 24 days of continuous rain, raising the level of the Guaíba lake to 4.75 meters.

the floods we're facing now raised the level of the lake up to 5.30 meters. and it only rained for seven days.

we all hear climate change deniers saying it's just the weather patterns, but it's impossible to deny the fact that human actions are changing them. we didn't have nearly as many torrential rainstorms here a couple years ago, not even in autumn (which is the usual season for it). yet, from 2022 to now, the frequency with which these occur have been cranked up to the max. i used to joke about how it rained every single week, but now it sounds less like a joke and more of a grim commentary on the sad reality we're living.

that's why, in addition to what's happening here, we really need to talk about the climate crisis in the other regions in Brazil.

the center-west and southeastern regions have been suffering from dry weather and a heatwave that has been going on for days (and will still go at LEAST up to may 10th). they are registering temperatures above 30° C/86°F, which means they are having perfect summer weather IN MID AUTUMN. i am not joking; São Paulo has registered an alarming temperature of 32° C/89,6°F, breaking the record for the highest temperature ever registered in a day of may for the last 81 years.

in the northeastern region, the end of last year was marked by an extreme drought intensified by the deforestation of the cerrado biome, which is crucial for maintaining water distribution. and this was basically in the countryside; the coast was the target of heavy torrential rains (and is currently under the threat of more rain). some cities registered an extreme and alarming 240mm of precipitation in just 24 HOURS.

and in the northern region and some parts of the center-west and northeastern regions, the number of wildfires from january to may is already the highest in recorded history (which began to be recorded in 1998 by Inpe): 17.421 spots. and the dry season in the biomes of the Amazon rainforest, cerrado, and pantanal HAS BARELY BEGUN. this is already a horrifying tragedy and it can become one of the worst catastrophes in the history of Brazil if we don't act on it fast.

ever single time something like this happens, scientists from all over the country (and all over the world) warn us of what can happen next. every single time, scientists extensively talk about the human actions that are directly and indirectly interfering with the environment. every single time, nobody listens. every. single. time.

and we still have time. we have the technology and the means to prevent this. and yet the government does absolutely NOTHING to help (hell, in my state only 0,2% of the budget was allocated to preventing climate disasters; an ABYSMALLY low R$50k, which is about US$9.850,00). everyone, and i mean EVERYONE, knows about the ever increasing frequency of extreme climate events. even the DENIERS WON'T DENY IT. this should be enough proof that we need to do something fast or we will irreversibly ruin the only place we can call home. but governments will always prioritize money over lives. always.

these disasters have always happened in Brazil, but they were far apart. this country should be blessed by god and beautiful by nature, like a popular song says. yet we are currently experiencing the worst climatic crisis we have ever seen here. and it will only get worse if we don't stop it now.

[avspol]

getting into arguments in the pinterest comment section is one of the funniest things a guy can do..... this morning someone told me that avdol and polnareff are just best friends like okay sure. best friends who kiss

[soaps-mohawk]

After surgery, my bed has become nest-like with all my blankets/pillows/some plushies/and giant bear. I love it :3

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Aww a cozy little nest 😍

If it wasn't so dang hot where I live, I'd keep my nest up, but it's 97 today and I feel like I'm melting.

[amara-laz]

Man, remember when it snowed in December

[berryblu-soda]

Random update:

WHO THE FRICK LET FIRELORD OZAI OF THE FIRE NATION COOK???? 🔥🔥🔥

[sangrialuvr]

isnt it crazy how its snowing in some part of the world and blisteringly hot with incredibly high uv levels in another

[webbyghost]

I went outside for 15 minutes on my lunch break.

[petewentzisblack1312]

death to the imperial core let the third world and especially the small island developing states inherit the earth.

[toytulini]

getting mad about beer being. what. vegan. im haunted. that headline is going to haunt me. why are they like this

[livsspecialinterests]

absolutely filled with the horrors today, lads

[qierxing]

i swear i can only draw porn at 2 am and insomniac

[cartoon-skeleton]

wait its november

[qhazomb]

so it's december in louisiana right now, but apparently the weather has decided we're actually in aotearoa or something instead because all this week it's gonna be warm enough to warrant turning all the fans and a/c on.

 🙃

[chai-en-kaadhale]

atp the default weather in the summer is heat wave (for my state atleast)