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33 Uncomfortable Nature Photos For The 10 Year Challenge
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The #10YearChallenge has gone so viral, it even became a meme. But among all the smiles and giggles, a serious version of the hashtag has emerged as well. Recently, people started using it to show the devastating changes our planet has been going through. From environmentalist NGOs and activists to regular internet users, many are saying this is the only #10YearChallenge we shouldn't ignore. Scroll down to check out its entries and upvote your favorites.
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And they are still cramming the same amount of boats in it!
I was more impressed with what at first glance appeared to be a floating Orangutan. Then I thought it would in fact be better in the 2019 picture given all the trees that have been felled.
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the bear in 2019 is still a healthy bear, just shedding it's winter coat
This concerns the Aral Lake in Uzebekstian and is not the result of Climate change but Stalin's disastrous ambitions.
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Wrong caption — 1979 vs 1979??
Such a drastic change in just three years. It's making me cry seeing how unaware us humans are to all this .
Be nice if the picture was of the same place, from the same angle...
I'm starting to believe... I can't believe I didn't realize the horrid truth before. 😥
This doesn't appear to be the same location. Look at the shape of the hills in the background of the top picture -- now compare that profile to the bottom picture. Different topography.
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While I agree that there are definite issues that need to be addressed, my biggest problem with most of these images is that they are misleading at best and purposely deceptive at worst. There is no context for many of these so no way to actually tell what the real truth of the situation is. For example, the coral reef pictures, there is no way to tell if they are the same coral reefs, and if fact looking at the terrain they look different. Also the river pictures. If you live near a river you know that certain times of the year, rivers turn muddy because of rain in the mountains running down into the rivers. Has nothing to do with pollution. Or the ocean pollution pictures. You have no idea if that was taken in the same place, or two separate places in different parts of the world. I understand that they are trying to make a point about what is happening, but the purposefully trying to deceive people is the reason a lot of people aren't buying into the global warming hysteria.
Bollocks! It's the first world people who use more than half of the planets ressources, not some women in Africa or Asia who have no access to brith control. Stop blaming others for the effeects of your lifestyle.
Population isn't really the problem, it's the habits of those of us in the West. People where population is still growing are, for the most part, contributing very little to climate change and general global destruction, as they have very simple ways of life. Here in the US and in Europe, where populations are actually shrinking, we are continually doing more damage on an individual basis. The very best thing any of us can do... especially those of us wealthy enough to have a computer, is to stop consuming animal products. After that, try to fly, drive, and consume less in general. This planet can easily support 10 billion people if we all minimize our footprints.
Ah but the big problem is that people seem to stay alive more than before. They don't have the decency to die young... Natural selection is not working very well for us. So what do we do? Ask people to stop having children, so we can live in a world filled with old people (e.g., look at Japan now)? Or do we kill people when they reach 70? Ah, so difficult. I'd rather go back to the "good old day", when you could die simply by scratching your hand on a dirty door handle...
Horrendous... though i don't want to be generic, we really, REALLY need to stop this. Think about what you're doing when you go to the beach. Make sure you pick up what you leave behind. Bike or walk places. Recycle! Be overly pushy about this. Annoy the living shit out of everyone around you by telling them to do these things. It's small, but even the smallest things can make a difference.
I agree but there's only so much the average person can do. Changes need to be made on a world wide level and I don't see anyone putting planet over power yet. Load More Replies...
Coral bleaching and plastic pollution are kind of different issue though. Coral bleaching is caused by climate change and plastic pollution is litter. We do need to solve both however.
While all good habits, none of these steps make even a dent in your impact on the planet compared to switching to a vegan diet/ lifestyle. Animal agriculture is responsible for nearly all rainforest loss & ocean dead zones as well as about half of climate emissions & biodiversity loss. Eating animals & their secretions is also the main cause of about 70% of common western diseases including cancer, heart disease & diabetes.
While I agree that there are definite issues that need to be addressed, my biggest problem with most of these images is that they are misleading at best and purposely deceptive at worst. There is no context for many of these so no way to actually tell what the real truth of the situation is. For example, the coral reef pictures, there is no way to tell if they are the same coral reefs, and if fact looking at the terrain they look different. Also the river pictures. If you live near a river you know that certain times of the year, rivers turn muddy because of rain in the mountains running down into the rivers. Has nothing to do with pollution. Or the ocean pollution pictures. You have no idea if that was taken in the same place, or two separate places in different parts of the world. I understand that they are trying to make a point about what is happening, but the purposefully trying to deceive people is the reason a lot of people aren't buying into the global warming hysteria.
Yep. Some pictures show actual facts, but far too many aim for basic emotional responses. And as I said in a comment, it completely undermines the aim of this post. Always the same problem. We have a bug and very real issue (e.g., destruction of our own habitat) but we prefer to use emotions rather than scientific facts, the only facts that can actually move things forward. Load More Replies...
Unfortunately, shock tactics move people way more than facts. People are too busied and burdened with a miserable existence, or too underinformed/undereducated to deal with the details. They’re anti-intellectual because they’re conditioned to be by a culture that wants to sweep aside all regulation and progressive social thinking. It’s maddening, but shock tactics are the only thing that will move certain people. The thing is that we have to show them how we CAN improve things or they’ll just throw their hands up and say “what’s the use in trying”.
Couldn't have said it better my self.
They "aren't buying into the global hysteria" because they'd rather nitpick pictures than find out who Eunice Foote is and why I mention her here. Or look up what counts as a greenhouse gas and how much of each went up in the last 200 years. Or take responsibility for actually turning the damn car off when they park.
It's not like climate change didn't happen before humans lived on earth, that's how multiple ice ages happened, because it warmed up each time inbetween. Or that no animals went extinct. It's the way the earth works. The biggest impact on climate change is the sun, and the degrees of the earth's axial tilt...
No. The processes you're describing take tens of thousands of years, which is enough time for many ecosystems and populations to react and adjust to survive. Those effects are now being done in a matter of decades due to human influence, and it's much too fast for species to cope. Like hot water in a frozen glass, the cracks are quickly appearing.
Bollocks! It's the first world people who use more than half of the planets ressources, not some women in Africa or Asia who have no access to brith control. Stop blaming others for the effeects of your lifestyle.
Population isn't really the problem, it's the habits of those of us in the West. People where population is still growing are, for the most part, contributing very little to climate change and general global destruction, as they have very simple ways of life. Here in the US and in Europe, where populations are actually shrinking, we are continually doing more damage on an individual basis. The very best thing any of us can do... especially those of us wealthy enough to have a computer, is to stop consuming animal products. After that, try to fly, drive, and consume less in general. This planet can easily support 10 billion people if we all minimize our footprints.
Ah but the big problem is that people seem to stay alive more than before. They don't have the decency to die young... Natural selection is not working very well for us. So what do we do? Ask people to stop having children, so we can live in a world filled with old people (e.g., look at Japan now)? Or do we kill people when they reach 70? Ah, so difficult. I'd rather go back to the "good old day", when you could die simply by scratching your hand on a dirty door handle...
Horrendous... though i don't want to be generic, we really, REALLY need to stop this. Think about what you're doing when you go to the beach. Make sure you pick up what you leave behind. Bike or walk places. Recycle! Be overly pushy about this. Annoy the living shit out of everyone around you by telling them to do these things. It's small, but even the smallest things can make a difference.
I agree but there's only so much the average person can do. Changes need to be made on a world wide level and I don't see anyone putting planet over power yet. Load More Replies...
Coral bleaching and plastic pollution are kind of different issue though. Coral bleaching is caused by climate change and plastic pollution is litter. We do need to solve both however.
While all good habits, none of these steps make even a dent in your impact on the planet compared to switching to a vegan diet/ lifestyle. Animal agriculture is responsible for nearly all rainforest loss & ocean dead zones as well as about half of climate emissions & biodiversity loss. Eating animals & their secretions is also the main cause of about 70% of common western diseases including cancer, heart disease & diabetes.
Yep. Some pictures show actual facts, but far too many aim for basic emotional responses. And as I said in a comment, it completely undermines the aim of this post. Always the same problem. We have a bug and very real issue (e.g., destruction of our own habitat) but we prefer to use emotions rather than scientific facts, the only facts that can actually move things forward.
Unfortunately, shock tactics move people way more than facts. People are too busied and burdened with a miserable existence, or too underinformed/undereducated to deal with the details. They’re anti-intellectual because they’re conditioned to be by a culture that wants to sweep aside all regulation and progressive social thinking. It’s maddening, but shock tactics are the only thing that will move certain people. The thing is that we have to show them how we CAN improve things or they’ll just throw their hands up and say “what’s the use in trying”.
I think you just described a huge problem with US politics and the world in general with that last sentence.
I love logic.
I agree.
Couldn't have said it better my self.
They "aren't buying into the global hysteria" because they'd rather nitpick pictures than find out who Eunice Foote is and why I mention her here. Or look up what counts as a greenhouse gas and how much of each went up in the last 200 years. Or take responsibility for actually turning the damn car off when they park.
It's not like climate change didn't happen before humans lived on earth, that's how multiple ice ages happened, because it warmed up each time inbetween. Or that no animals went extinct. It's the way the earth works. The biggest impact on climate change is the sun, and the degrees of the earth's axial tilt...
No. The processes you're describing take tens of thousands of years, which is enough time for many ecosystems and populations to react and adjust to survive. Those effects are now being done in a matter of decades due to human influence, and it's much too fast for species to cope. Like hot water in a frozen glass, the cracks are quickly appearing.
Nope. Not this time it's not. Human activity IS changing the climate, whether you like it or not. Difficult to accept I know, but it's a scientific fact...