We're Toast 17

This post is a collection of links that support my increasingly strong feeling that the human race (or at least our technological civilization) is doomed. It is part of an ongoing series of posts.

Climate Change and Environment

• Climate-heating greenhouse gases hit new high, UN reports. Head of World Meteorological Organization says ‘no sign of a slowdown, let alone a decline’.
• Nestlé Is Sucking the World’s Aquifers Dry. And its not just using all that water that's a problem-what happens to all those bottles, and where does the plastic come from? 
• Cracks in Greenland's Ice Sheet May Be Making It More Unstable. Water flowing under the ice sheet may destabilize it.
• Will Buffalo Become a Climate Change Haven? "With climate change, the world is going to suck, but Buffalo may suck less."
• Oceans running out of oxygen as temperatures rise. I am pretty sure that this has been predicted, and it's definitely not good if verified. 
• The Florida Keys flooded for 10 weeks straight and rising oceans could make this the new normal. "Scientists say climate change is making king tides higher and longer lasting."
• Coal Is Dead But China Is Reviving It. This is a big step backward. 
• Can We Survive Extreme Heat? "Humans have never lived on a planet this hot, and we’re totally unprepared for what’s to come."
• Alaska Cod Fishery Closes And Industry Braces For Ripple Effect. The cause is warm waters caused by climate change, not over-fishing.

Politics 

• Why the Impeachment Fight Is Even Scarier Than You Think. "Political scientists have studied what our democracy is going through. It usually doesn’t end well."
• The Russian hackers who hit the 2016 election have been very busy since. "New tools, tactics, and techniques show Russian hackers famous for targeting Americans have been active around the world."
• A Fight Over a 'False Solution' Is At the Center of the Madrid Climate Talks. Will they have the nerve to stare down the fossil fuel industry?

Technology

• Ruthless Quotas at Amazon Are Maiming Employees. "This holiday season, Amazon will move millions of packages at dizzying speed. Internal injury reports suggest all that convenience is coming at the expense of worker safety."
• At An Outback Steakhouse Franchise, Surveillance Blooms. Little Brother is watching you.