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Antarctic sea-ice at 'mind-blowing' low alarms experts (www.bbc.com)

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Missing winter sea-ice signals changes in Antarctica that could be "absolute disaster for the world", scientists say.

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[–] Chetzemoka@kbin.social 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You have to wonder if we aren't just confirming what the Great Filter is. There may not be any space faring civilizations.

[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago

Seriously, that’s what I’ve been thinking recently - that we’re hitting the self-destruction theory of the Great Filter.

[–] Rand0mA@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It's not a bug, it's a feature. It takes too much energy to simulate multiple space faring civilizations at once in our universe. First come, first served and I guess there's something out there....