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Ah yes, an El Nino "this proves global warming" versus a La Nina "weather is not climate" year. I hate that this is the narrative. Can people just ... stop doi
by InclinedPlane 11y ago
Ah yes, an El Nino "this proves global warming" versus a La Nina "weather is not climate" year.
I hate that this is the narrative. Can people just ... stop doing this? Maybe? If you try to use the "record breaking heat, it was warm this one year" argument to argue for acceptance of theories of climate change you are only going to be hoist by your own petard a few years later when natural weather cycles result in record breaking cold years. It's the wrong playing field to be on.
- AngrySkillzz 11y agoIt's not that it was warm "this one year," it's another data point in the pattern of record-breakingly warm years over the past few decades. Checkout the animation in this Bloomberg report if you want a better idea.[1] [1] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2016-01-20/2015-was-the-hottest-year-on-record-by-a-stunning-margin http://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2016-01-20/2015-was-t...
- InclinedPlane 11y agoIt's still fundamentally the wrong argument to make if you're trying to convince the public. As I mentioned, all of that precious work goes right out the window the very first year there's a record breaking cold snap (because there will be). And then you'll end up spending all your time trying to break people out of the logic you set them up for. Getting complex science across to the public is a difficult bargain but if you short cut it you're just going to pay the price later.