Following President Donald Trump’s announcement Thursday regarding the Paris Climate Accord, quite a few newspapers showed off the disaster movie posters they’re swapping in for front pages Friday — the New York Daily News even did its part for the planet by recycling HuffPo’s “Trump to Planet: Drop Dead” headline rather than writing a new one.
The real keepers, though, are the graphics released before the president’s announcement. Here’s what Washington, D.C., will look like if the worst climate change projections come true.
This Is What Washington Will Look Like if the Worst Climate Change Projections Come Truehttps://t.co/igeBWFlSif pic.twitter.com/JDDVlz8w70
— Washingtonian (@washingtonian) June 1, 2017
Please let this be true.
— Mario (@NerfFries) June 2, 2017
Thankfully this isn't remotely true. https://t.co/5fgHtU7WSp
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) June 1, 2017
Somewhere, some part of the Metro will still be on fire. Always.
Thank god most of the predictions have been so far off
— Sky (@SkylerCFelix) June 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/dto71/status/870457376255725572
https://twitter.com/EF517_V2/status/870363067502268417
Pretty much looks like it did a few hundred years ago
— Joe (@Myantispambox) June 2, 2017
If you look back in history, that was what the swamp looked like…
— David Fenstermaker (@fenstermakerd) June 2, 2017
That was supposed to happen like 15 yrs ago, where have you been?
— Redeemed NamVet (@12Bravo20Dave) June 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/jhornburg01/status/870435569054220292
https://twitter.com/whitespace732/status/870456435343331329
And this would be bad because…?
— Love2LeaveU (@therealjohnANON) June 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/BiotechSkeptic/status/870360740175196161
Looks like a good start.
— Fredo's Brother (@HSmorgenblass) June 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/ReformedintheQT/status/870365619170009088
I can still see the Senate offices. Build another coal fired power plant.
— Fifth Dentist (@DentistNo5) June 2, 2017
if someone wants to sell me land futures for pennies on the dollar, where can I sign up?
— Road RagEd (@Road7RagEd) June 2, 2017
The Obamas just purchased their D.C. rental for $8.1 million; they’d probably let it go for half that after seeing this map.
This is what the morning will look like if my breakfast predictions come true. pic.twitter.com/AlkqdlOyj3
— Zac Bonesteel (@ZacBonesteel) June 2, 2017
This is what the Grand Canyon would look like if aliens filled it with sand. pic.twitter.com/CgBrJgNgCg
— Razor (@hale_razor) June 2, 2017
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Related:
‘Whatevs, Al Whore’: Al Gore’s statement on US withdrawing from #ParisAgreement is hot GARBAGE https://t.co/cYjB9wm6Gt
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 1, 2017
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