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james_s:

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--- Quote from: MK14 on June 06, 2023, 11:16:42 pm ---Source of picture (weird picture, possibly reversed, as we drive on the left):

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Why would they reverse that? Are we trying not to offend the Americans or something now?

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It seems they got it from a photo stock company (iStock, info in bottom left of picture), so it is probably from a European country, with similar looking cars, who drive on the right.

Also, apart from London (perhaps, and maybe a handful of other very big cities), 5 lane roads in both directions, are not common in the UK.

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I see a few pickup trucks, quite a few SUVs, and at least a couple of fullsized vans that look rather American, I suspect it may be somewhere in the USA or Canada. The resolution is too low to make out the shape of the license plates or any signage which would be helpful. Whatever the case, stock photos are everywhere in news articles, reminds me of a funny situation during the early parts of the pandemic where there was a stock hospital photo used in a lot of articles and people thinking it was some kind of conspiracy. As if they could just wander into the covid ward of any random hospital and take their own picture of patients.
MK14:

--- Quote from: james_s on June 07, 2023, 08:03:12 pm ---Global warming has raised the average temperature of the planet only 0.8C per decade since 1981 according to what I've found. That's enough to cause problems but not likely going to be very perceptible to humans or affect the amount of time you'd want to open the windows. Where I live has weather similar to that in the UK and it does seem like our summers are a bit hotter than when I was a kid, but it's always gotten pretty hot for at least a few weeks.

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I think that Global warming, average temperature rise, does seem to be rather a lot.

(2023 - 1981) / 10 = 4.2 decades.
4.2 x 0.8 = 3.36 Degrees C average temperature rise, between 1981 and now.

Does seem quite a lot, and not all (or even many) animals, fish, plants and other biological things (e.g. Bacteria), may not be able to adequately cope/adapt in time.

Combined with the (apparently) ever increasing human population count.

Things could go bad (if they haven't already), sooner or later.

You're right, we (as humans) may not be too bothered by it.  Perhaps turning up the A/C a notch or two, or opening windows, increasing electric fan use etc.

But we are relying on the rest of the animal/fish/plant/other kingdoms to provide us with food, fresh/breathable air and all sorts of other things.

Also, some people seem to think, that if we over-crowd the planet (humans), then things like pandemics, will become more frequent.
TimFox:
For some reason, regions of the Earth that have had substantial problems from global warming (e.g., extended drought) seem to be less than peaceful.
https://theyearsproject.com/latest/is-climate-change-causing-more-wars  and many more studies in recent years.
MK14:

--- Quote from: james_s on June 07, 2023, 08:08:17 pm ---I see a few pickup trucks, quite a few SUVs, and at least a couple of fullsized vans that look rather American, I suspect it may be somewhere in the USA or Canada. The resolution is too low to make out the shape of the license plates or any signage which would be helpful. Whatever the case, stock photos are everywhere in news articles, reminds me of a funny situation during the early parts of the pandemic where there was a stock hospital photo used in a lot of articles and people thinking it was some kind of conspiracy. As if they could just wander into the covid ward of any random hospital and take their own picture of patients.

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There seem to be other version(s) of that picture, with completely different looking vehicles.  So, maybe one of the pictures is the original, they then photoshopped or AI photo changed the picture, to have different vehicle types, to the original picture.  Also, it seems to have too many vehicles, too close together, so may be more made up than real, as such.

The original, seems to be from Lagos.

Here:
https://lagossdgandinvestment.com/glancelagos

MK14:

--- Quote from: TimFox on June 07, 2023, 10:01:00 pm ---For some reason, regions of the Earth that have had substantial problems from global warming (e.g., extended drought) seem to be less than peaceful.
https://theyearsproject.com/latest/is-climate-change-causing-more-wars  and many more studies in recent years.

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I have heard that higher temperatures, especially excessive ones, put people under stress, and make arguments more likely.  So, maybe that extends to bigger, regional conflicts and things.
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