Maybe Iceland and Greenland can finally swap names?
I know this is off topic and doesn't add much, I guess I use humor in order to make myself feel better about dire situations (such as climate change tipping point).
There won't be much ice in Greenland either in the near/mid future...
>> I know this is off topic and doesn't add much, I guess I use humor in order to make myself feel better about dire situations (such as climate change tipping point).
We all do, its a way to keep your sanity in an insane environment
I recently encountered the term solastalgia (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solastalgia), a name for the pain caused by environmental change. Global heating isn't the only phenomenon that can lead to solastalgia, but it has already affected all people on Earth in ways that are increasingly painful.
Every year the entire Midwest experiences this nostalgia for long-gone weather patterns, probably twice. Once at Halloween where you'll commonly hear people say "when I was a kid we had to design our costumes to fit over winter coats" and once in December where you'll hear "remember when we used to have snow on Christmas day?"
Yes! I'm from Wisconsin, and I feel this so deeply. I especially miss the crisp cold of October nights.
I remember hearing an episode of Minnesota Public Radio's Climate Cast [0], a show/podcast about the climate crisis in MN, where a guest spoke about cultural losses in his state. What happens when cross-country skiing is no longer a viable sport? Elsewhere in Minnesota, academics are researching the solastalgia of indigenous communities [1].
With the Ice melting off, it would be fair more stable to tap the country (ironically enough) for its green energy potential. I know there's a fair amount of energy intensive manufacturing that has been moved here for that alone. If they were able to extend long sea cable this would make for extremely cheap server farms too.
I'd assume fresh water would be in rather short supply ? I guess it would depend on annual snowfall/rainfall in the time after the glaciers have moved on.
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland
>> I know this is off topic and doesn't add much, I guess I use humor in order to make myself feel better about dire situations (such as climate change tipping point).
We all do, its a way to keep your sanity in an insane environment
I remember hearing an episode of Minnesota Public Radio's Climate Cast [0], a show/podcast about the climate crisis in MN, where a guest spoke about cultural losses in his state. What happens when cross-country skiing is no longer a viable sport? Elsewhere in Minnesota, academics are researching the solastalgia of indigenous communities [1].
[0]: https://www.mprnews.org/podcasts/climate-cast
[1]: http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/climate/solastalgia
This may make monetizing their insane amount of geo-thermal energy easier, perhaps?
https://time.com/4844086/geothermal-energy-iceland-deep-dril...
With the Ice melting off, it would be fair more stable to tap the country (ironically enough) for its green energy potential. I know there's a fair amount of energy intensive manufacturing that has been moved here for that alone. If they were able to extend long sea cable this would make for extremely cheap server farms too.
Ah, but where would the waterfalls get their water if there is no melting glaciers?
The mountainous areas that get exposed would be extremely cool to explore.
^ been to IS 12+ times in past 2 years