Joachim Jake LayesJan 1, 2023
Peter Gleick
You see that thin line of light? That's the edge of the atmospheric skin surrounding our planet. All the climate occurs in that little collection of gases, and that's what we're flooding with greenhouse gas contaminants.
#climatechange
#climate
Dec 31, 2022 at 6:03amWeb
Show threadPrasad Jallepalli, MD, PhDDec 31, 2022
@petergleick I crave the idea that we scientists could convince others (either on the fence or dead-set against reality) by showing them such clear and compelling images and data. Persuasion is slightly better in medicine, but not by much. Makes me feel like we are all Cassandras warning the Aegean fleet of their impending doom.
Show threadTomasz Susul Dec 31, 2022
@petergleick horrifying is that people cannot comprehend the difference between weather and climate ... that's where the problem begins imho.
Show threadCalamusEstFortisDec 31, 2022
@petergleick It's very beautiful, but reading the toot I feel a faint sadness...
Show threadRoseDec 31, 2022

@ScriptorViator @petergleick

That is, how I felt. 🌍🌎🌏

Show threadBrain BugDec 31, 2022
@petergleick Wunderschönes Bild, wie ist es entstanden? Also was macht den roten Streifen? Die meisten Bilder aus dieser Perspektive, eigentlich alle, die ich kenne, zeigen dieses PhĂ€nomen ja nicht. Gibt es einen Umstand, der das erzeugt (Saharasand, ganz spezieller Stand der Sonne, der das rote Licht begĂŒnstigt...)?
Show threadMatthias StiefJan 8, 2023
@junior42 @petergleick Vermutlich auf/untergehende Sonne?!
Show threadTyphoid MangoDec 31, 2022
@petergleick Do we just need an oil change maybe
Show threadCarl Andreas MyrlandDec 31, 2022

@petergleick
I still like George Carlin's take on all of this. "The planet's fine... WE'RE fucked!"

https://youtu.be/BB0aFPXr4n4

George Carlin on Global Warming

YouTube
Show threadCasca NaiobiDec 31, 2022
@petergleick I've saved that picture to my phone. I've tried to explain this to people in the past but this really shows it.
Show threadℱSıÉč ∀upʎ ᮚǝǝlǝʎ 🇬🇧Dec 31, 2022
@petergleick as i understand it, it is still less than 0.1%. Not exactly flooding it.
Show threadLoungeiguanaDec 31, 2022
@at0micandy @petergleick it's true: the CO2 forms 412 parts per million of atmospheric air. But without that, the global temperature would be around -20 Celsius. A little has a big effect.
Show threadPeter GleickDec 31, 2022
@at0micandy You're making the classic mistake of confusing a small amount with a small effect. Even a tiny amount of something bad can poison you. Even small amounts of greenhouse gases can, and do, affect the #climate.
Show threadDunstanDec 31, 2022
@petergleick ISTR that most of the mass of the atmosphere is in the bottom 10,000 feet or so. Which is the thin dark blue onion skin you can just see. The rest is important, but the blue onion skin is the bit we're filling with crap.
Show threadMaureen KelseyDec 31, 2022
@petergleick Buon anno đŸ„°đŸ™â˜źïž
Show threadEmperor4Dec 31, 2022
@petergleick Does anyone have a source for this photo?
Show threadPeter GleickDec 31, 2022
@emperor4 Screenshotted from my TV. High-resolution image from a camera on the ISS.
Show threadEmperor4Dec 31, 2022
@petergleick cool! Would you happen to have a link to this camera feed on the ISS?
Show threadPeter GleickDec 31, 2022
@emperor4 I don't, sorry. Maybe a NASA link somewhere.
Show threadEmperor4Dec 31, 2022
@petergleick I see. Thanks anyway
Show threadBarbaraPittman â˜•ïžđŸ’ŹDec 31, 2022
@petergleick The Tragedy of the Commons will always prevail. #pessimism
Show threadShield MaidenDec 31, 2022
@petergleick A similar picture showing just how thin the soil layer is would have a similar impact...
Show threadSir Dr Rusty o the Isle đŸ–€đŸ’›â€ïžDec 31, 2022
@petergleick Fix the world in 2023, we're running out of time.
Show threadVornyWorldDec 31, 2022
@petergleick how many tonnes of CO2 are released when a volcano erupts ?
Show threadPeter GleickDec 31, 2022
@VornyWorld Very, very little compared to CO2 from burning fossil fuels. Negligible in fact
Show threadGary E. WalkerDec 31, 2022
@petergleick to be fair everything and everyone you have ever known or even known about is in like the bottom 10% of that tiny shell. We have to take a long view or we will be limited (sharply) to a short one.
Show threadGary E. WalkerDec 31, 2022
@petergleick which is to say, nice pic, I agree, but it’s in my nature to add that bit of disaster porn because we might as well look at precisely how thoroughly we have fucked ourselves. Pardon my language. I’m genx and “fuck” is my other Oxford comma.
Show threadCUDA813Dec 31, 2022
@petergleick and thanks to corruption greed and ignorance, it's not going to stop anytime soon!
Show threadHeikezBDec 31, 2022
@petergleick
Show threadHumanist EngineerDec 31, 2022

The engineer and remote sensing scientist in me feels compelled to clarify that “that little collection of gasses” includes everything below the orange layer of ionized upper atmosphere.

@petergleick

Show threadClaude TrudelDec 31, 2022
@petergleick
En complĂ©ment, le commentaire de l’astrophysicien quĂ©bĂ©cois Jean-RenĂ© Roy sur cette « image transformatrice »
https://bit.ly/3WRM2BL
#astrophysique #Univers #humanité
Trente images rĂ©vĂ©lant l’Univers

Les images scientifiques constituent un pilier de la découverte du monde et une source de nouvelles connaissances . Trois images, ...

Show threadDavidDec 31, 2022
@petergleick Curious what part of the spectrum was this image taken in? The clouds look trippy.
Show threadRichard KonarskiDec 31, 2022
@petergleick Perspective.
Show threadALDec 31, 2022
@petergleick I wish more folks would think about that for even a minute.
Show threadAl Holden Dec 31, 2022
@petergleick
And yet, how many people that post these toots, boost this toot, favorite this toot, or reply thoughtfully to this toot - are STILL going to burn gasoline TODAY?
Show threadFUCUBIDENDec 31, 2022
@petergleick I don’t understand how people don’t believe in global warming the science is settled the same science that says men can’t get pregnant small children are not capable of engaging in sexual relationships and there are only two genders so oh wait we are only supposed to believe the first one right? sorry I’m trying to fuck this chick and she is one of those shit for brains liberal so I’m trying to pretend that I believe some of the stupid shit she talks about
Show thread@spladayumJan 1, 2023
@petergleick Yup, the top of Mt Shasta is roughly where the death zone begins.