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Not that it would make any difference, but that shit should be reported in Farenheit in the US so people can better comprehend how much hotter it is actually getting.

Tomorrow ties the record for consecutive 100+ days in Austin, right? Looks like we should tack on a minimum 5 more days after that. Good work, everyone. Can't wait to shatter more records in the future!

Sounds exactly like something a Dick would say.

As I was watching, I remembered doing a pencil off the top deck of a houseboat as a kid to see how deep I could go, and immediately clawing my way to the surface before I even started to slow down.

The Deepest Breath doc was great. Kind of a Free Solo vibe, just going down instead of up.

I guess I don't remember how miserable August was in 2021, although I do recall that second summer didn't seem to end until November. But 2021 may end up being one of the most tolerable summers for the rest of our lives.

Sorry man, that's rough. Well wishes sent your way. I can't imagine the frustration and sadness. I hope it works out for y'all if you choose to pursue it again.

You call this imbalanced?

Orcas are brilliant, cold-blooded killers. As mentioned upthread, they will often eat only the choicest parts of their kills and let the rest sink to the bottom of the ocean. They take out gray whales just for the tongue, and I just read that there have been several well-documented reports of them taking out adult blue whales, just the largest creature to ever exist on this planet. We're fortunate they don't try to fuck our shit up more. Seeing a pod on a ferry to Vancouver Island was incredible. I think that particular population has really been struggling recently, unfortunately.

Heading out to Colorado Springs and Crested Butte in mid-August, so that will help.

I'm pretty sure I get reverse seasonal affective disorder. This shit sucks. 73/71 here. If it were entirely up to me, I'd bump the daytime temp up to 75

As a parent of one child, my concern for the climate and environment has not waned. However, perhaps my action has, hopefully temporarily, decreased. Prior to the baby, I had quit a job in medicine to pursue a career in natural resources to at least feel like I was attempting to make a difference. This got put on hold in order to care for our child, and my remaining free time is not usually spent working/volunteering outdoors, calling reps (lol, it's Texas), etc. Once the little one (or two, my max), are fully into daycare/school, I hope to make my way back into that sphere, whether it be on an employed or volunteer basis. So I think having young kids especially can shift priorities inward for a time. I hope in my case this is short-lived, and perhaps allows me some time to zero in on the most productive/efficient way to be actionable on climate, while being present and a positive example for my child. It would really help if local/state/federal governments put more of a priority on this shit. It may be a great opportunity to break into the job market for a lot of careers, but it's pretty fucking difficult to do so for something that actually matters.

It's kind of cool to be one of the generations that gets to experience the beginning of the end of a 300,000-year story though, right? Right?!? The warming itself may not directly kill (most of) us immediately, but I'm sure we're going to be real chill about food/water scarcity, climate refugees, etc.

Looking a little dicey for Eubanks here in the 4th set tiebreak

Medvedev is going to start returning serves from the stands.

That's awesome! As of last week, the cordilleran technically no longer exists, as it has been re-lumped as a single species with pacific-slope flycatcher, now called western flycatcher. They had only been split I think a couple of decades ago in the first place, before ornithologists called a mulligan on that decision.

The booby I had mentioned above sadly didn't last a week here before it was found dead. One of the bittersweet aspects of chasing rarities is that some injury or illness may have forced them out of their normal range, or even if healthy, they may never make it back to an area with others of their species, ending their chances of breeding.

Not super familiar with hawks doing this a bunch. Mockingbirds certainly do, and in Australia, magpies will really fuck your shit up.

Something I never considered much until now is do I want my child to have a love of nature like I always have? He's definitely going to be exposed to it plenty, because that's my jam, but I'm starting to hope he finds his joy in something else. Otherwise, I'm worried he's just going to be depressed watching the natural world wilt even further.

Yea, imagining the future we're creating for my kid is the worst part. There are a lot of people on this planet, but if we didn't ALWAYS NEED EVERY COOL NEW THING INSTANTLY!!! the world could still be a pretty cool place, even with 8 billion people.

Looked a little shaky after winning that first break, but came through clutch at the end. Now go kick some Russian ass!

Aaaand he promptly gifts it back to Tsitsipas

Eubanks up a break in the 5th set. At least one American man came to play.

Just dropped my 13 month-old off at daycare for the first time. What a strange feeling...

Hahaha, I saw one of those in the wild for the first time on the hike up to Griffith Observatory in LA.