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Inside the neighborhood patrols watching for Ice: ‘They thought they could scare us – but this is...
https://antifainternational.tumblr.com/post/790883712302759936

"Inside the neighborhood patrols watching for Ice: ‘They thought they could scare us – but this is..."

Norway:
This... is the Svalbard Global Seed vault. Our gift to the world. A structure for the ages. It can withstand earthquakes, nuclear bombs, and just about any other disaster you could possibly think of.

the world:
What a feat of engineering. We are indebted to you for your magnificent effort to preserve the planet's biodiversity!

[14 years later]

NO:
Umm, guys, the umm, the,

tw:
Yes, Norway?

NO:
The umm, there's something we need to tell you. About the vault.

tw:
What is it? You said it was virtually indestructible?

NO:
Yeah... turns out we, uh, there was something we failed to consider.

tw:
Didn't you say it could withstand earthquakes and nuclear bombs?

NO:
Well, turns out there was one thing we didn't think of.

tw:
What is it, Norway?

NO:
It's... not waterproof. We forgot to make it waterproof.

tw:
...

Deep in a New Zealand swamp, scientists discovered an ancient kauri tree that had been entombed for more than 40,000 years—its trunk preserved like a wooden time capsule. But this wasn’t just any prehistoric tree. Its rings revealed something extraordinary: it had lived through the Laschamp Excursion, a rare moment when Earth’s magnetic poles reversed. More alarming, however, was the period just before the flip—known as the Adams Event—when the planet’s magnetic field all but vanished, exposing the Earth to an onslaught of cosmic radiation.

With Earth’s magnetic shield weakened to as little as 0–6% of its normal strength, solar and cosmic radiation surged in, triggering global climate chaos. Ice sheets expanded dramatically, storm systems rerouted, and once-verdant lands like parts of Australia were swallowed by desert. Some researchers believe the event contributed to the extinction of the Neanderthals and forced early humans into caves for protection—where they began creating the earliest known symbolic art. These dramatic shifts suggest the Adams Event wasn’t just a magnetic anomaly—it was a turning point in human history.

Now, the ancient kauri stands as both relic and warning. Its rings carry the silent testimony of a world on the edge, a reminder that our magnetic field is not permanent. If such a collapse were to happen today, the consequences could be dire—satellite failure, communication breakdowns, grid collapses, and rapid shifts in climate. This tree, long dead, still speaks—whispering across the ages about the fragility of the invisible forces that shield our modern world.

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Colorado Springs will miss deadline to send ballots to overseas, active-duty military amid recreational marijuana dispute

https://coloradosun.com/2025/02/13/colorado-springs-ballot-deadline-marijuana-dispute/