Indian officials say at least 96 people have died in two of the most populous states over the last several days with swaths of the country reeling from scorching heat. The death toll announced Sunday comes as authorities are warning residents over 60 and others suffering various maladies to stay indoors during the daytime. The deaths happened in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh and eastern Bihar. Officials found out most of those who passed away were over 60 years old and had preexisting health conditions, which may have been exacerbated by the intense heat. The India Meteorological Department issued an alert saying heat wave conditions will last until June 19 in parts of Uttar Pradesh.
Heat waves of this nature are becoming more frequent as our climate catastrophe continues.
I guess my general idea is when are we gonna treat the situation as mission critical and these places are completely emptied out and what that’s gonna look like in an actual resource war. I know the war is already happening and we have major player dug in, but for the average person in say the u.s., does not actually feel the urgency necessarily . I dunno. I’m just thinking about the future and how it will play out and what it’ll look like in say 100 years.
Often, a society’s awareness of mission critical issues is shaped by the language used to describe such events. And things never go well when urgency and denial are given equal value in the public arena.
In 100 years, the earth will be completely different. I am sad for the young who will live to see it all go down.
Yea your right. I suppose some of us are already well aware, and see the effects of it on our everyday lives. While others want to be ignorant for their own sanity. I respectfully disagree with their outlook, but ultimately, I can’t blame them, because I know what it’s like to ignore problems, and I’m guilty of it as well.
In 100 years I’d imagine humanity itself will look much different. Things are moving at an alarming rate, and tbh, I’m not sure we have the physical, mental, or emotional capacity required to deal with it.
There goes the status quo. But I’m not sure it’s a bad thing tbh. It was always unlikely we’d get it right the first time around.
Of course. I suppose i was not really thinking.
I guess my general idea is when are we gonna treat the situation as mission critical and these places are completely emptied out and what that’s gonna look like in an actual resource war. I know the war is already happening and we have major player dug in, but for the average person in say the u.s., does not actually feel the urgency necessarily . I dunno. I’m just thinking about the future and how it will play out and what it’ll look like in say 100 years.
Often, a society’s awareness of mission critical issues is shaped by the language used to describe such events. And things never go well when urgency and denial are given equal value in the public arena.
In 100 years, the earth will be completely different. I am sad for the young who will live to see it all go down.
Yea your right. I suppose some of us are already well aware, and see the effects of it on our everyday lives. While others want to be ignorant for their own sanity. I respectfully disagree with their outlook, but ultimately, I can’t blame them, because I know what it’s like to ignore problems, and I’m guilty of it as well.
In 100 years I’d imagine humanity itself will look much different. Things are moving at an alarming rate, and tbh, I’m not sure we have the physical, mental, or emotional capacity required to deal with it.
There goes the status quo. But I’m not sure it’s a bad thing tbh. It was always unlikely we’d get it right the first time around.