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> It's not like the earth is on fire right now. Sure. Fires in the arctic are normal things [1]. 100+ degree summers in Germany and France are totes the norm
by r00fus 7y ago
> It's not like the earth is on fire right now.
Sure. Fires in the arctic are normal things [1]. 100+ degree summers in Germany and France are totes the norm. [2].
Reality has a climate-crisis bias.
> In fact, living conditions are better than they ever have been.
This is a false dichotomy - that improved worldwide living conditions don't indicate a looming climate crisis. It could be argued that it all gets better until it starts falling apart rapidly.
[1] http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190822-why-is-the-arctic-on-fire http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190822-why-is-the-arctic-o...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2019_European_heat_wave https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2019_European_heat_wave
- Mikeb85 7y ago> Fires in the arctic are normal things Forest fires in places with forests, who'd have thought?