We're Toast 34

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.

McGee is not worried

Uncertainty, Social Media, and the Radicalization of the US. "A confluence of factors is leading people in the nation to gravitate toward extremist views."

How a dangerous stew of air pollution is choking the United States. "Fires and droughts in the western states are getting worse — and they’re co

QAnon Followers Are Arguing if the Beatles Were Involved in Witchcraft and Child Sacrifice. "Followers of the fringe movement think Paul is dead, John was assassinated by communists, and that the group normalized child sacrifice combining with industrial sources to threaten air quality and people’s health."

Americans Are Moving Into Danger Zones. "Folks are flocking to areas plagued with wildfires and extreme heat. Climate change will only make things worse."

The Grim Origins of an Ominous Methane Surge. "During the coronavirus lockdowns, emissions of the potent greenhouse gas somehow soared. The culprit wasn't humans—but the Earth itself." 

The Recombination Potential between SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV from Cross-Species Spill-over Infections. A cross between SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV would be a very bad thing, indeed. 

Human activity 'decimating' marine life — IUCN. 'Global conservation body, the IUCN, says there is a "perfect storm" of human activity which is "decimating marine species" in its latest updated list of threatened species.'