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noahpinion.blog

Off the top of my head, I'd give AI-enabled bioterror about a 10% chance of bringing down civilization, and about a 30% chance of causing truly world-changing levels of destruction. Climate change is a big deal, but AI bio risk is a lot bigger — it's more catastrophic, it's nearer-term, and we have much less of an idea about how to deal with it.
— Noah Smith

3w ago

wired.com

Why the Reflecting Pool Is Full of Algae After Trump's Renovation

Warm weather has fueled a bloom that National Park Service workers are trying to kill using everything from hydrogen peroxide to nanobubbles ahead of July 4 celebrations.

3mo ago

longreads.com

Losing Paradise

Sea-level rise is sending more and more privately owned land under water, at a rate too fast to accurately map. Oil and gas companies, fearful of losing access to mineral rights should their submerged lands become public property, have zealously fought to keep their grip on sunken land, making it increasingly difficult for people to enter their rising waters.

3mo ago

asteriskmag.com

Merchants of Certainty

We can't predict the full impact of climate change. Why did the climate movement stop pushing the world to accept this fact and start trying to deny it?

5mo ago

longreads.com

Buckle Up for Bumpier Skies

It's the sky that's grown more unreliable. Fierce storms and erratic winds are increasingly common with climate change. But the rise in clear-air turbulence, often far from storms and undetectable by radar, is especially alarming.

6mo ago

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