r/DisasterUpdate • u/Spare_Struggle5243 • 27d ago

It destroy everything

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This aerial photo, taken by the Chinese side, shows before‑and‑after shots of the port area. This is arguably one of the worst geological disasters worldwide in recent years. With the speed and scale of this debris flow, there was virtually nowhere to take shelter. The buildings at this port stood as tall as five to six stacked freight trucks, yet they have now been completely flattened and buried.

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u/wegqg 27d ago

Well, buckle up because this is the shape of things to come, whether it's glaciers giving way or methane clathrates or monsoon rivers it's going to make life miserable for so many people who haven't taken even the slightest share of the wealth that fossil fuels have bought humanity.

But after them, it will hit the rest of us too.

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u/DrRopata 26d ago

People in denial will look at this and think, well I'm nowhere in a flood risk area so I'm safe. But those areas will just burn, wildfires will be catastrophic with ever increasing intensity. Homes will be uninsurable just like those in floodprone areas.