Why are we so obsessed with apocalypse?

“Oblivion,” “After Earth,” “Pacific Rim,” “Man of Steel” . . […]

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August 6, 2013

“Oblivion,” “After Earth,” “Pacific Rim,” “Man of Steel” . . . why are we so obsessed with apocalypse? You’d think there was catastrophic climate change or something!

(CBS News) There seems to be no end to end-of-civilization movies. David Edelstein reviews the latest: Much of “Elysium” is set in 2154 on a ruined Earth, and isn’t it weird how in every other would-be blockbuster this year, the planet is dead or being demolished? https://www.cbsnews.com/news/edelstein-on-elysium-and-our-obsession-with-apocalypse/

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    Chris Machens August 13, 2013 at 9:34 pm - Reply

    “On Monday, the temperature reached 41 degrees Celsius (105.8 degrees Fahrenheit) in Shimanto in southern Japan, setting a new national record, according to the Japanese Meteorological Agency. http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/13/world/asia/asia-heat/index.html

    Neuer Hitze-Rekord: 40,5° C in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg
    http://www.zamg.ac.at/cms/de/klima/news/neuer-hitze-rekord-40-5deg-c-in-bad-deutsch-altenburg

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    Chris Machens August 14, 2013 at 12:23 pm - Reply

    China floods ‘worst in decades’
    Source: Reuters – Tue, 13 Aug 2013 http://www.trust.org/item/20130813090033-97hkv

    China Falls Under Suspicion of Covering Up Deaths as Ocean Heat Dome Expands to Blanket Korea and Japan
    http://robertscribbler.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/china-falls-under-suspicion-of-covering-up-deaths-as-ocean-heat-dome-expands-to-cover-korean-and-japan/

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    Chris Machens August 15, 2013 at 7:19 am - Reply

    Record heat wave bakes Canada’s North
    Temperatures 10 degrees above normal across Yukon, Nunavut and Northwest Territories http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2013/08/13/north-weather-heat.html

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    Chris Machens August 15, 2013 at 7:42 am - Reply

    Climatic Schizophrenia: Despite One of Wettest Julys in United States, Drought Conditions Expand http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/imageo/2013/08/14/climatic-schizophrenia-in-july-fifth-wettest-on-record-drought-conditions-expanded/

    Mangled Jet Stream to Collide with Tropical System over Southeastern US for Major Rain Event?
    http://robertscribbler.wordpress.com/2013/08/14/mangled-jet-stream-to-collide-with-tropical-system-over-southeastern-us-for-major-rain-event/#comment-4506

    A Song of Flood and Fire: One Million Square Kilometers of Burning Siberia Doused by Immense Deluge
    http://robertscribbler.wordpress.com/2013/08/14/a-song-of-flood-and-fire-one-million-square-kilometers-of-burning-siberia-doused-by-immense-deluge/

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