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I repeat: what I said above is based on the actual IPCC models (among others) and the evidence they're derived from. All of these are worrying but also surprisi
by shadowprofile77 7y ago
I repeat: what I said above is based on the actual IPCC models (among others) and the evidence they're derived from. All of these are worrying but also surprisingly modest compared to your typical headline about climate change, which is almost by default designed for fearful clicks and social shares. Polar bear populations are of concern and there are credible (but hypothetical) predictions from the U.S Geological Survey that their populations could decrease heavily by 2050. However, at the present time, all known evidence shows that A. they have steadily been increasing over the last few decades and B. are currently quite stable despite warming in the northern Ice Cap. The same goes for the possibility of social upheaval due to temperature increases: it's predicted and sometimes by credible sources, but so far it hasn't been shown to have concretely occurred and no firm prediction can accurately say when or if it will start to happen. Your claim about the consequences of a century from now is even more speculative than this. In reality we have no idea what our world will be like then. This doesn't mean ignoring climate change but like I said, evidence and perspective are crucial.
I want my children's world to be a place they can be healthy and relatively safe in, but having empathy for the future doesn't mean ignoring actual evidence, scientific reports or reasoned consideration.
on polar bears: https://arcticwwf.org/species/polar-bear/population/ https://arcticwwf.org/species/polar-bear/population/