Cross post 196
My COVID senses are tingling. I’m hoping for something small to ruin the parade like maybe just Jurassic diarrhea. But if it’s a new generic mamalian HIV super big that spreads through water, we’ll be in big trouble.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/oct/19/next-pandemic-may-come-from-melting-glaciers-new-data-shows
Is this the most ridiculous bullshit I will read all day?
I sure hope so, but I doubt it…
So while the rest of us are worrying about shrinking glaciers, Dubai is actively ice mining glaciers and shipping them to the middle of the desert so rich people can have fancy cocktails. Out-fucking-standing.
No, this is exported by Greenland.
They’re using only chunks that have already separated, transporting it on outgoing cargo ships that are already empty and it becomes one of the few export products for Greenland.
Weird idea, but there are a few redeeming points if you look at the full story.
I’m cool with it in that state. But my concern here is that while it starts out innocent, if demand increases, it’s only a matter of time until they start mining it and chartering more ships to transport it. Especially in an economy like Greenland’s.
This same pattern has been followed a thousand times in the past. Lots of instances of abusing our natural resources start out innocently.
It’s okay, I can only imagine the 10,000 year old bacteria those guys are gonna be drinking with that ice when it thaws, it all balances out.
“Yeah our ice is mined in… uh… Greenland. That will be $200”
“Dumbass”
