Maria Bamford on Mental Illness, Climate Change, Losing, Dying Young, Addiction, Being a Single Mother, Relationship Failure, Financial Ruin, Loneliness and Unspeakable Tragedy. Sounds hilarious, doesn't it? And it is! Once the Joneses hear about the advantages of mental illness, everyone's going to want it. Want more good news? You probably already have a mental … Continue reading Ave Maria Bamford: The Gift of Mental Illness, aka Looking at The Bright Side of Life
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A Mere 200 Feet
"These reports overturn long-held assumptions about the stability of Greenland’s glaciers: until recently, scientists had predicted that Greenland’s ice sheet would stabilize once the glaciers close to the warming ocean had melted. The discovery of ice-bound fjords reaching almost sixty-five miles inland has major implications since the glacier melt will be much more substantial than … Continue reading A Mere 200 Feet
Miles of Ice Collapsing Into the Sea – The New York Times
"A rapid disintegration of Antarctica might, in the worst case, cause the sea to rise so fast that tens of millions of coastal refugees would have to flee inland, potentially straining societies to the breaking point. Climate scientists used to regard that scenario as fit only for Hollywood disaster scripts. But these days, they cannot … Continue reading Miles of Ice Collapsing Into the Sea – The New York Times
