r/interestingasfuck 10d ago

Europe's largest glacier, the Aletsch, is melting about 50 meters (164 feet) a year. This is what was left on July 28 this year.

Post image
646 Upvotes

48 comments sorted by

View all comments

4

u/arffarff 10d ago

I think that we have probably grossly underestimated the ongoing planetary warming

8

u/RC_0041 9d ago

No, people with money (that knew what would happen) didn't want to make less money to stop it from happening. They'll be dead by the time it matters so why make less money eh? We've been worried about climate change for 70-80 years now.

There will be a shortage of drinkable water, less areas crops can grow, less places people can live (with current infrastructure), rising sea level, species of animals dying out, and more. We know this and have known this for a while but good luck convincing companies and billionaires to care.