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How would you positively describe an impending comet strike on the planet? Sometimes there are situations in which there is absolutely no positive benefit.
by infinite8s 10y ago
How would you positively describe an impending comet strike on the planet? Sometimes there are situations in which there is absolutely no positive benefit.
- haberman 10y agoI don't think climate change is comparable to an impending comet strike on the planet. If you argue that it is, I'm going to distrust you unless you can make a pretty compelling case about it.
- infinite8s 10y agoI wasn't trying to say that climate change would be as catastrophic as a meteorite strike - just that maybe the reason no one is talking about the benefits of dramatic climate change because there aren't any?
- toasterlovin 10y agoWinter generally supports less life than the warmer seasons. In colder parts of the world, it is a season to be survived. Surely, if winters were shorter and milder, there would be some benefits, no?
- infinite8s 10y agoWhat makes you think winters will be milder? Researchers believe that climate change will lead to more massive winter storms in areas that before had mild winters. https://thinkprogress.org/why-big-blizzards-in-winter-dont-disprove-global-warming-9fdd41e71f0b#.8lod72y6n https://thinkprogress.org/why-big-blizzards-in-winter-dont-d...
- toasterlovin 10y agoPerhaps I'm using the wrong word, but by milder winters, I meant warmer winters. The article you link to points out how increased moisture in the atmosphere will lead to more extreme snow storms in below-freezing areas, but acknowledges that winters will be warmer in general (just not enough warmer to get those below-freezing areas above freezing, which would result in rainstorms instead or snow storms).
- flukus 10y ago> How would you positively describe an impending comet strike on the planet? It ended up quite good for us mammals...