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No one reading HN today will ever experience it
by claydavisss 8y ago
No one reading HN today will ever experience it
- ForHackernews 8y agoSo you don't believe the fiery hellscape that is California in 2018 is climate related at all?
- macinjosh 8y agoWeather is not climate. Natural disaster is not climate.
- jazzyjackson 8y agoChanges in average precipitation rates is climate, and california's fire season is now year-round.
- anigbrowl 8y agoPlease reread the guidelines. Intentional obtuseness is not conducive to healthy discussion.
- NeedMoreTea 8y ago+ The 5 warmest years on record have been in the 2010s + The 20 warmest years on record have been since 1995 We're already experiencing it.
- claydavisss 8y agoand in every year since 1995 your quality of life has increased
- Bertio 8y agoI live in British Columbia and for the past 3 summers have had to spend at least all of August indoors with doors and windows sealed shut due to the dangerous levels of particulates in the air. I am already experiencing it.
- rwallace 8y agoParticulates – is that smoke from forest fires caused by hot dry weather?
- Bertio 8y agoMore or less. The fires are caused mostly by lightening and dry winds (some human caused too) by also contributed to by a lot of fuel from overly wet spring followed by dry hot summer. A small increase in temperature results in a significant increase in lightening which is the big worry.