Earth is a grave, and we're getting flowers near the poles.
this post was submitted on 02 Oct 2023
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flowers near the poles.
This is not the first time.
Antarctica has had a huge variety of life in the past during warm periods.
Earth is a grave
No, earth is doing what it has always done. Responding to change during an extinction event. Life has caused an extinction event in the past during the great oxygenation event. The only difference this time is that the life-form causing the extinction event (humans) are aware of what is happening.
I am not happy about any of this, it is a tragedy caused by humans.
But the earth will recover in time, geological time. Life on earth will continue. It just won't be the same species that were here before. Whether humans make it through all this is uncertain. The cyanobacteria that caused the oxygenation still exist but only in tiny numbers compared to when they also dominated the planet.
a nice reminder that the planet is gonna be just fine, it's just running a fever to burn out the infection.
*mass extinction event is currently happening with thousands of species disappearing *
Planet is gonna be fine pf
Might take a while, planet don't care...
Professor Farnsworth says he doesn't want to live on this planet anymore. Nature is saying we can't live here anymore.
Futurama becomes increasingly improbable with every new year; we likely won't even make it to 3023 at this rate.
Just a little dash of creation in your destruction to remind you of Saṃsāra and our completely inconsequential existence in the Universe.
I both love and hate this photo. Cute little bright yellow blooms telling me that things are very bad.
Just a reminder that species do go extict, but these flowers are not a new species. This is not really creation. To be fair it could lead to some in the future. Evolution of new species takes some time.
I should move there
Shit’s wack.
Not only flowers are appearing because of the heat, but new diseases will be likely showing up.