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> Grave prophecies of doom will not come to pass, causing loss of momentum and credibility. Why would you think this? Grave prophecies of doom have failed to
by commandlinefan 7y ago
> Grave prophecies of doom will not come to pass, causing loss of momentum and credibility.
Why would you think this? Grave prophecies of doom have failed to come to pass for nearly half a century now and the climate change tale is _gaining_ momentum.
- pmiller2 7y agoFailed to come to pass? Are you aware there’s an entire continent literally on fire right now?
- RookyNumbas 7y agoAustralia is always on fire. More of has burnt many times, many decades ago. I'm not saying that climate change isn't responsible. I do believe that it has increased the severity of the situation, and that is a big problem. But this is not a doomsday scenario. It's a once every 20 years going back as long as we can measure scenario. I think your reaction is a perfect example of what the parent comment is talking about.
- acdha 7y agoThose estimates have been right on the money for decades: https://arstechnica.com/science/2012/12/ipccs-climate-projections-on-target-so-far/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2012/12/ipccs-climate-projec... The problem is that since the late 1970s some very wealthy companies realized that this was happening and started spending money to try to muddy the scientific consensus and discourage action. Losing decades means that anything we do now is going to be harder since we’re starting much further behind.