<![CDATA[Just saw a reference to the former Ok glacier in Iceland, which a few years ago shrunk so much that it stopped being a glacier.]]>Just saw a reference to the former Ok glacier in Iceland, which a few years ago shrunk so much that it stopped being a glacier. Please read this plaque they put up next to it.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/1d5e98eb-27e4-4ddc-a54e-b50a74859cc9/just-saw-a-reference-to-the-former-ok-glacier-in-iceland-which-a-few-years-ago-shrunk-so-much-that-it-stopped-being-a-glacier.RSS for NodeWed, 15 Jul 2026 20:20:15 GMTTue, 14 Jul 2026 15:46:49 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Just saw a reference to the former Ok glacier in Iceland, which a few years ago shrunk so much that it stopped being a glacier. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:43:04 GMT]]>@holly 😭💔

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/markwyner/statuses/116920980885031774https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/markwyner/statuses/116920980885031774Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:43:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just saw a reference to the former Ok glacier in Iceland, which a few years ago shrunk so much that it stopped being a glacier. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:31:13 GMT]]>@oldmeanroy @crazyeddie @holly

Exponential !

Apparently very few people grasp exponentials.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/bicycletting/statuses/116920462430975593https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/bicycletting/statuses/116920462430975593Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:31:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just saw a reference to the former Ok glacier in Iceland, which a few years ago shrunk so much that it stopped being a glacier. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:19:47 GMT]]>@holly Spoiler alert: We didn't do it.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/zenkat/statuses/116920417507498149https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/zenkat/statuses/116920417507498149Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:19:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just saw a reference to the former Ok glacier in Iceland, which a few years ago shrunk so much that it stopped being a glacier. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:54:57 GMT]]>@holly
We won't be able to say that we didn't know

If someone does not accept that global warming is real and that it is overwhelmingly caused by human activity, then I am not on speaking terms with that individual.

Scientific consensus. Period.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116907696769809611/statuses/116920319828468623https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116907696769809611/statuses/116920319828468623Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:54:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just saw a reference to the former Ok glacier in Iceland, which a few years ago shrunk so much that it stopped being a glacier. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:23:19 GMT]]>@crazyeddie @holly the rate of increase is still increasing if that gives you a clue.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/oldmeanroy/statuses/116919959545276566https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/oldmeanroy/statuses/116919959545276566Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:23:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just saw a reference to the former Ok glacier in Iceland, which a few years ago shrunk so much that it stopped being a glacier. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:22:20 GMT]]>@crazyeddie @holly yup.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/oldmeanroy/statuses/116919955676244374https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/oldmeanroy/statuses/116919955676244374Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:22:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just saw a reference to the former Ok glacier in Iceland, which a few years ago shrunk so much that it stopped being a glacier. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:50:46 GMT]]>@wheresalice @holly

It's only fine.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/deirdrebeth/statuses/116919831514753290https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/deirdrebeth/statuses/116919831514753290Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:50:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just saw a reference to the former Ok glacier in Iceland, which a few years ago shrunk so much that it stopped being a glacier. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:44:52 GMT]]>@holly How high above the sea level is the plaque?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.sdfeu.org/users/mjankovic/statuses/116919808336743795https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.sdfeu.org/users/mjankovic/statuses/116919808336743795Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:44:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just saw a reference to the former Ok glacier in Iceland, which a few years ago shrunk so much that it stopped being a glacier. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:22:46 GMT]]>@holly

I read a news story the other month about a Swiss town where they have an annual religious rite.

It used to be dedicated towards pushing the glacier back.

Now it is dedicated to pulled the glacier forward.

Ah, found it:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/13/switzerland-alps-fiesch-aletsch-glaciers-retreat-ecosystems-mountains-culture-aoe

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://dice.camp/users/cptbutton/statuses/116919721435740400https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://dice.camp/users/cptbutton/statuses/116919721435740400Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:22:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just saw a reference to the former Ok glacier in Iceland, which a few years ago shrunk so much that it stopped being a glacier. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:07:19 GMT]]>@holly so it's not OK anymore?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://woof.tech/ap/users/116041759041160596/statuses/116919660671998293https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://woof.tech/ap/users/116041759041160596/statuses/116919660671998293Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:07:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just saw a reference to the former Ok glacier in Iceland, which a few years ago shrunk so much that it stopped being a glacier. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:56:41 GMT]]>@holly If this was in the US, chump would shit all over it. No one would touch it to see what it said.

I'm sorry that happened and glad the sign is there.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116584758053727639/statuses/116919618873189893https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116584758053727639/statuses/116919618873189893Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:56:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just saw a reference to the former Ok glacier in Iceland, which a few years ago shrunk so much that it stopped being a glacier. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:37:22 GMT]]>@matthewcroughan @holly 432ppm (https://science.nasa.gov/earth/explore/earth-indicators/carbon-dioxide/)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dmian/statuses/116919542930752096https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dmian/statuses/116919542930752096Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:37:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just saw a reference to the former Ok glacier in Iceland, which a few years ago shrunk so much that it stopped being a glacier. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:30:52 GMT]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.defenestrate.it/objects/1e6fed75-fb94-45c0-a524-01869bee7f9dhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.defenestrate.it/objects/1e6fed75-fb94-45c0-a524-01869bee7f9dTue, 14 Jul 2026 17:30:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just saw a reference to the former Ok glacier in Iceland, which a few years ago shrunk so much that it stopped being a glacier. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:19:32 GMT]]>@holly That *hits*.

We really are the proverbial frog in the pot of hot water, except we're aware of it, and *still*turning the heat up, *ourselves*.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/ZenHeathen/statuses/116919472795287451https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/ZenHeathen/statuses/116919472795287451Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:19:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just saw a reference to the former Ok glacier in Iceland, which a few years ago shrunk so much that it stopped being a glacier. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:11:23 GMT]]>@oldmeanroy @holly In a month it will have been 7 years. We can judge current progress.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/crazyeddie/statuses/116919440729345864https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/crazyeddie/statuses/116919440729345864Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:11:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just saw a reference to the former Ok glacier in Iceland, which a few years ago shrunk so much that it stopped being a glacier. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:56:44 GMT]]>@holly guarantee it won't.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/oldmeanroy/statuses/116919383102797555https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/oldmeanroy/statuses/116919383102797555Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:56:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just saw a reference to the former Ok glacier in Iceland, which a few years ago shrunk so much that it stopped being a glacier. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:41:32 GMT]]>@holly there’s a really lovely documentary about Iceland’s glaciers that’s narrated by the guy who wrote this, it’s called Time and Water and near the end it goes into him figuring out what to write on this plaque

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://laserdisc.party/users/checkervest/statuses/116919323393315809https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://laserdisc.party/users/checkervest/statuses/116919323393315809Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:41:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just saw a reference to the former Ok glacier in Iceland, which a few years ago shrunk so much that it stopped being a glacier. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:15:57 GMT]]>@holly

The beginning says, "A letter to the Future", and the end of the plaque says, "August 2019, 415ppm CO2"

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/RnDanger/statuses/116919222774609426https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/RnDanger/statuses/116919222774609426Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:15:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just saw a reference to the former Ok glacier in Iceland, which a few years ago shrunk so much that it stopped being a glacier. on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:54:03 GMT]]>@holly One day, this will be displayed in a future museum somewhere, as an artifact from "the Greedy Era".

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/ticho/statuses/116919136631368640https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/ticho/statuses/116919136631368640Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:54:03 GMT