A new report published in Nature shows it’s already too late to prevent a catastrophic rise in the temperature of the planet. This will result in a twenty-foot rise in sea levels within the next century or so.

On The KunstlerCast this week, James Howard Kunstler talked about the coming end of the oil age with Alice Friedemann. It’s an hour-long discussion filled with solid information about how, despite the illusion of stability fostered by low oil prices (which has nothing to do with oil supply, crucially), we are still running out of oil. The interview addresses the possibility of maintaining our current way of life utilizing alternative energy sources like solar, wind and nuclear power. Spoiler alert: It literally is not possible.

The good news for the ammosexuals who populate America like fleas populate a rabid dog is that there are still plenty of guns, and they are buying the shit out of them. Any kid can grow up to have one, if he doesn’t shoot himself in the face a few months after getting out of diapers, that is.

I mentioned above how oil has been pretty cheap recently; the American reaction to that is sadly predictable: Sales of gas-guzzling vehicles are, like global water levels, on the rise. Which means more carbon will be spewed into the atmosphere. Which means, like Jon Snow, we know nothing. The truth is, really, we do know. But like Janice in accounting, we just don’t give a fuck.

But there is good news. The ozone hole over Antarctica is starting to heal. Of course, it’s pretty chilly down there even with global warming. Perhaps you’d prefer a swim in the warm pool? It’s getting plenty larger, so grab your suit. You’re gonna need it.