#crises or crisis

[stealingyourbones]

Y’all really like OP Ghost King Danny and I’m a sucker for Kaiju like battles.

How would you think a fight between Danny and a Monitor end up? Bonus question: during Infinite Crisis on Infinite Earths, what would Danny’s part be in defeating the Anti-Monitor and how would he end up?

[overdoso]

Grande colapso de geleira em Blatten, Valais, Suíça 28/05/2025

Vídeo de Walliserbote

[weepingtalecowboy]

Fanfic prompt: Wind is actually a baby god because the use of a god's life force during phantom hourglass has consequences

Like using something this powerful would definitely change someone fundamentally

You couldn’t stay a mortal after something like that

And it would make his beyond broken skill set make sense

He can command someone with the command melody

He can control day and night (song of passing)

He can change the direction of the wind

Can control seagulls and has extreme strength that a kid shouldn’t possess (he can easily hold a struggling pig over his head and throw that poor thing)

And has fire , ice and even light magic (fire and ice got gifted by the fairy queen and the light magic was found in a chest but the fact that he uses his own magic for all of the arrows is just crazy to consider)

Can create hurricanes to bring him to other places and probably destroy the world with them if he wanted too because those are literally just hurricanes)

And after phantom hourglass he Was in constant contact with a god's life force

Had three spirits follow him and killed a deity like demon bellum

And Cielia consideres him her brother (and she is conveniently related to a god ) and she promised to forever protect his dreams form nightmares

He can see ghosts

Stop time

And the spirits are three but the elements of wisdom, power and courage

And time is the fourth and belongs to Cielia

She promised to protect him forever and that means that he would have to live forever

She would happily give him one of her elements to keep her promise

And that would make the spirits be balanced with a fourth one

Wind main while hasn’t noticed it but the chain sure has and is very much going crazy in the background

[adastra-sf]

Climate change-driven heatwaves threaten millions

Extreme record-breaking heat leads to severe crises across the world.

Already in 2024, from Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria in the West; to Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, China, and the Philippines in the East; large regions of Asia are experiencing temperatures well above 40°C (104°F) for days on end.

The heatwave has been particularly difficult for people living in refugee camps and informal housing, as well as for unhoused people and outdoor workers.

Using the Heat Index Calculator, at that temperature and a relative humidity of 50%, residents see a heat index of 55°C (131°F) - a temperature level humans cannot long survive:

In February, the southern coastal zone of West Africa also experienced abnormal early-season heat. A combination of high temperatures and humid air resulted in average heat index values of about 50°C (122°F) - the danger level, associated with a high risk of heat cramps and heat exhaustion.

Locally, temperatures entered the extreme danger level associated with high risk of heat stroke, with values up to 60°C (140°F):

Even here at Ad Astra's HQ in Kansas, last summer we saw several days with high temperatures of 102°F (39°C) at 57% humidity, resulting in a heat index of 133°F (56°C):

Of course, the major difference in survivability in Kansas versus some of the places suffering extreme heat right now is that air-conditioning abounds here. Those who live somewhere that faces extreme heat but can escape it indoors are a lot more likely to survive, but a person who lives somewhere without such life-saving gear faces not just discomfort, but heat stroke and even death.

This includes unhoused and poor people here in the wealthier parts of the world, who often do not have access to indoor refuge from the heat.

About 15% of US residents live below the poverty line. Many low-wage earners work outside in construction or landscaping, exposed to the ravages of heat. Many do not own an air conditioner, and those who do might need to budget their body's recovery from heat against cost to purchase and run cooling equipment. Because heat stress is cumulative, when they go to work the next day, they’re more likely to suffer from heat illness.

Bad as that is, for those living on the street, heatwaves are merciless killers. Around the country, heat contributes to some 1,500 deaths annually, and advocates estimate about half of those people are homeless. In general, unhoused people are 200 times more likely to die from heat-related causes than sheltered individuals.

For example, in 2022, a record 425 people died from heat in the greater Phoenix metro area. Of the 320 deaths for which the victim’s living situation is known, more than half (178) were homeless. In 2023, Texans experienced the hottest summer since 2011, with an average temperature of 85.3°F (30°C) degrees between June and the end of August. Some cities in Texas experienced more than 40 days of 100°F (38°C) or higher weather. This extreme heat led to 334 heat-related deaths, the highest number in Texas history and twice as many as in 2011.

The Pacific Northwest of Canada and the USA suffered an extreme heat event in June, 2021, during which 619 people died. Many locations broke all-time temperature records by more than 5°C, with a new record-high temperature of 49.6°C (121°F). This is a region ill-suited to such weather, and despite having relatively high wealth compared to much of the world, many homes and businesses there do not have air-conditioning due to a history of much lower temperatures.

Heatwaves are arguably the deadliest type of extreme weather event because of their wide impact. While heatwave death tolls are often underreported, hundreds of deaths from the February heatwave were reported in the affected countries, including Bangladesh, India, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, and the Philippines.

Extreme heat also has a powerful impact on agriculture, causing crop damage and reduced yields. It also impacts education, with holidays having to be extended and schools closing, affecting millions of students - in Delhi, India, schools shut early this week for summer when temperatures soared to 47°C (117°F) at dangerous humidity levels:

At 70°C (157°F !), humans simply cannot function and face imminent death, especially when humidity is high. This is the notion of "heat index," a derivative of "wet-bulb temperature."

Though now mostly calculated using heat and humidity readings, wet-bulb temperature was originally measured by putting a wet cloth over a thermometer and exposing it to the air.

This allowed it to measure how quickly the water evaporated off the cloth, representing sweat evaporating off skin.

The theorized human survival limit has long been 35°C (95°F) wet-bulb temperature, based on 35°C dry heat at 100% humidity - or 46°C (115°F) at 50% humidity. To test this limit, researchers at Pennsylvania State University measured the core temperatures of young, healthy people inside a heat chamber.

They found that participants reached their "critical environmental limit" - when their body could not stop the core temperature from continuing to rise – at 30.6°C wet bulb temperature, well below what was previously theorized. That web-bulb temperature parallels a 47°C (117°F) heat index.

​The team estimates that it takes between 5-7 hours before such conditions reach "really, really dangerous core temperatures."

On March 5, 2024, Hong Kong saw temperatures of 27°C (80°F) with 100% humidity, which results in a heat index of 32.2°C (90°F) - seemingly not so bad until considering it's higher than the critical wet-bulb temperature. Also, if you watch the video, imagine the long-term effects of water accumulating in residences, such as dangerous mold.

We are witnessing the effects of climate change right now, all around the world, and rising temperatures are just the most-obvious (what we used to call "global warming"). Many, many other side-effects of climate change are beginning to plague us or headed our way soon, and will affect us all.

Unfortunately, those most affected - and those being hit the hardest right now - are people most vulnerable to heatwaves. With climate crises increasing in both intensity and frequency, and poverty at dangerous levels, we face a rapidly rising, worldwide crisis.

We must recognize the climate crisis as an international emergency and treat it as such. So much time, creative energy, resources, and life is wasted in war and the pursuit of profit or power - consider how much good could come from re-allocating those resources to ensuring a future for Earthlings, instead.

(Expect to see a "Science into Fiction" workshop on climate change coming soon - SF writers have a particular responsibility to address such important topics of change and global consequence.)

[starsapphire]

connor hawke in jla: rock of ages

[theghostavocadoe]

one thing I love about CC is how accurate it is with how fans react to AGS compared to real life. Like if I told you,

"Genesis and Sephiroth fans are constantly feuding over who is better, prettier, etc etc, or they have a very strong solidarity and don't fight at all. Some Genesis fans are more devoted to his character and some are more devoted to his opinions. Angeal fans are vibing in the corner with his homemade cooking and photography. And they all think they kiss."

Would you think that's about the in-game fanclubs, or the actual real fandom? The answer is both.

(And before you go "but they didn't think they would kiss in the game-" I can guarantee that if squeenix wasn't a coward, they would. If two human beings are Popular and Exist, people will make them kiss. No matter what.)

[danandfuckingjonlmao]

there’s something so funny about phil tagging his posts with #dan and phil . like you ARE dan and phil wdym #dan and phil?¿?¿ he’s just like us fr

[lenjaysdp]

jay “rogue” if the designers weren’t COWARDS

[galerymod]

On the current situation in the world.

It'll be fine, we're pretty far from it being fine!

mod

Regression

Relapse into conditions that were already considered to have been overcome.

The current nostalgia can be seen as the ruling class longing for the political, social, and cultural regression of the so-called good old days, which never really existed.

Most people simply want solutions and leave the power to solve problems to the so-called decision-makers. However, as can be observed in the United States, the so-called decision-makers and their aides do not solve anything, but only enrich themselves and divide societies.

The phenomenon of nostalgia is one that can be examined from a number of academic perspectives.

The term 'nostalgia' is derived from the Greek words 'nostos' and 'algos', signifying 'homecoming' and 'pain' respectively. It is defined as a sentimental longing for a past time, object or experience. The phenomenon under discussion can be defined as a sense of longing and connection to a previous era. The term 'nostalgia' is generally accepted to refer to either the experience of personal nostalgia, i.e. the recollection of times experienced by the individual, or the experience of collective nostalgia, i.e. nostalgia for a period in which the individual was not present.

Wikipedia more or less

As humanity, we are facing enormous challenges that we have created ourselves, and as always, we are preoccupied with ourselves. The strongest survive is a myth; the truth is revealed to us by nature itself: those who cooperate survive.

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[rowanintheriver]

hey remember like. the ONLY desi demigod mentioned in the rrverse? that guy mentioned in ToA? and all we know about him is that his name is pranjal, he's indian, & he's a son of asclepius?

well. what if i said i have a mini-fic, just 5 chapters long, about him. because i never got enough representation as a child and i'm making this everyone's problem now

[comicchannel]

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[overdoso]

Forte tornado atingiu Puerto Varas na região de Los Lagos, Chile 25.05.2025

[alwaysbewoke]

This might help to get an overview of the humaniterian crisis in sudan

[voltrons]

kal-l trying to convince bruce that everyone on earth one is corrupt but can’t bring himself to say that about dick. the original robin being the pinnacle of hope on every earth. infinite crisis coming so soon after war games. after the blockbuster arc. and bruce still holds him in this rightful place. and kal-l can’t argue against it. AUGH

[barschter000]

I need to give Barok more middle names...

[uselesstaroth]

Putting on the page the wildest idea I've ever had

"What if the Metal Sonic we see after Sonic Heroes is just a decoy left behind by the real Metal Sonic?"

Because you know I love existential crises.