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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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This concerns the Aral Lake in Uzebekstian and is not the result of Climate change but Stalin's disastrous ambitions.
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 is Photoshopped. Look at the waves in front and back of the pictures.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Everyone debating climate change should listen to Sir David Attenborough in the interview conducted by Prince William. Watch Koko the Gorilla's heart breaking response (in sign language) after she was shown images of the Earth. "Earth is sick, it's too late, Koko sad". *Forgive if I have the exact words wrong.* We are dangerously close to irreparable damage. Half the world cares more about the fucking Kardashians and what colour lipstick they are wearing. The packaging plastic created by one of the sisters cosmetic lines is an example of the destruction inflicted on the environment. I admire David Attenborough, I can't imagine the heartache he feels with the knowledge he has as an environmentalist watching the Earth become so so sick. :( I think that deniers simply don't want to change or sacrifice their materialism. Sir David makes explicit the reality of us destroying our home. " The garden of Eden is no more". Humans are parasitic. It truly breaks my heart.
Good news is there are less deniers and people are getting more aware. There are solutions (renewables, air carbon capture, reforestation) and there is hope.
Instead of just lamenting, do something to help. Go vegan. Convince your family and friends to go vegan. Support vegan charities. Eating animals is the root cause of almost every environmental catastrophe on Earth. It's not enough to care, this is the strongest single action any person can take to combat climate change and environmental destruction in all its forms.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Everyone debating climate change should listen to Sir David Attenborough in the interview conducted by Prince William. Watch Koko the Gorilla's heart breaking response (in sign language) after she was shown images of the Earth. "Earth is sick, it's too late, Koko sad". *Forgive if I have the exact words wrong.* We are dangerously close to irreparable damage. Half the world cares more about the fucking Kardashians and what colour lipstick they are wearing. The packaging plastic created by one of the sisters cosmetic lines is an example of the destruction inflicted on the environment. I admire David Attenborough, I can't imagine the heartache he feels with the knowledge he has as an environmentalist watching the Earth become so so sick. :( I think that deniers simply don't want to change or sacrifice their materialism. Sir David makes explicit the reality of us destroying our home. " The garden of Eden is no more". Humans are parasitic. It truly breaks my heart.
Good news is there are less deniers and people are getting more aware. There are solutions (renewables, air carbon capture, reforestation) and there is hope.
Instead of just lamenting, do something to help. Go vegan. Convince your family and friends to go vegan. Support vegan charities. Eating animals is the root cause of almost every environmental catastrophe on Earth. It's not enough to care, this is the strongest single action any person can take to combat climate change and environmental destruction in all its forms.