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I don't see that. I see "some snapshots" which points to real world examples of things that are happening, and then I see a quote from a respected panel of scie
by codyb 11y ago
I don't see that. I see "some snapshots" which points to real world examples of things that are happening, and then I see a quote from a respected panel of scientists issuing a dire warning. Is it not okay to quote scientists studying climate change in an article about climate change these days if the quote is a bit edgy?
- powera 11y agoThere's a difference between "Here are specific bad things that will happen in the future" and "Some weather happened, it rained here and it didn't rain there, therefore global warming". I don't trust reporters who try to ignore/hide the difference between these.
- krschultz 11y agoThe problem with using those types of anecdotes is that they empower people to use the opposite anecdotes. This winter was incredibly cold on the US east coast. Boston had record breaking snowfall. If you let the conversation drift into that territory, then you will not convince anyone that global warming is a threat. They can point to a couple things that "disprove" the whole thing and stop caring.
- codyb 11y agoIsn't that why it's called climate change and not global warming? I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be hard to drop us into an ice age. We're very much on the edge of a knife here.