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pegothejerk t1_iu53h1t wrote

Reply to comment by Robbotlove in Zombie pigeons in the UK: Mystery bird illness turns living birds into zombies by AugustWolf22

Nature doesn't have any rules about only having one disaster at a time

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frankensteinisswell t1_iu5fs5e wrote

That is so bleak and so accurate

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ButterflyAttack t1_iu5o1f4 wrote

In fact, they tend to cascade. Environmental damage, drought or flood, reduced crop yields, famine, war, plague. Usually in that order but sometimes they get mixed up, and sometimes you get a bonus natural disaster.

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OhGawDuhhh t1_iu65sw2 wrote

Good thing human brains are soooooo great at understanding compounding effects

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