Re: Guest Link: Jack D Ives

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Well, I, for one, never believed in the Theory of Himalayan Degradation.


Posted by: peep | Link to this comment | 12-27-24 10:16 AM
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Jack Dives?


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 12-27-24 10:43 AM
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Johnny Ives


Posted by: Barry Freed | Link to this comment | 12-27-24 10:47 AM
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I followed a few of the links, and it looks like the Theory of Himalayan Degradation had its problems, but the degradation was halted by a shift to conservation efforts based on working with the local population. It was real, but it was not inevitable. This sounds too much like the debunking of The Population Bomb which was less a debunking than an acknowledgement that a timely warning and a change in tactics could avoid the worst.

(The latest Himalayan panic involves global warming, and I remember reading an article on teaching farmers how to maximize retained snow from the winter season to compensate for warmer weather. I suppose someone will debunk global warming some day if we manage to stop and reverse it.


Posted by: Kaleberg | Link to this comment | 12-28-24 9:23 PM
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I think that was a Mossy article!


Posted by: heebie | Link to this comment | 12-29-24 6:34 AM
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NMM to Jimmy Carter.


Posted by: J, Robot | Link to this comment | 12-29-24 2:17 PM
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Dammit.


Posted by: chill | Link to this comment | 12-29-24 2:56 PM
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I don't handle the inevitable well.


Posted by: chill | Link to this comment | 12-29-24 2:56 PM
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He didn't beat Reagan, but he passed Betty White.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 12-29-24 3:09 PM
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Now Trump can't try to fuck the funeral.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 12-29-24 3:21 PM
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10: My initial thought as well, thank God he died ion Biden's watch.


Posted by: JP Stormcrow | Link to this comment | 12-29-24 4:03 PM
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OT: I just realized that I cannot cross my fingers anymore unless I use the thumb or other hand to hold my fingers. I'm pretty sure I used to be able to cross my fingers.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 12-29-24 4:19 PM
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Yeah, and flags will still be at half staff when Trump is inaugurated.


Posted by: CharleyCarp | Link to this comment | 12-29-24 4:56 PM
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12: guess you'll just to tell the truth now.


Posted by: peep | Link to this comment | 12-29-24 5:04 PM
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14: *have*

How do I do that so often?


Posted by: peep | Link to this comment | 12-29-24 5:06 PM
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"The ongoing investigations and preliminary laboratory findings suggest that a combination of common viral respiratory infections and falciparum malaria, compounded by acute malnutrition led to an increase in severe infections and deaths," according to the WHO update from Friday.
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Posted by: | Link to this comment | 12-29-24 5:40 PM
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The "Did Jimmy Carter Die Today" account missed the call.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 12-29-24 5:45 PM
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16: That was my half-assed theory - something we knew compounded by malnutrition and and worsening availability of good quality medical care. Relieved it's something theoretically well-understood.


Posted by: ydnew | Link to this comment | 12-29-24 7:50 PM
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