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> Nobody is dying from global warming. This is definitely not true now and will be less true in future. And its a very narrow view - climate change is spreadi

> Nobody is dying from global warming. This is definitely not true now and will be less true in future. And its a very narrow view - climate change is spreading misery and destruction at massive scales. - More powerful hurricanes and cyclones kill people directly then many more through disease, starvation, homelessness, etc. - The Australian fires killed 1 BILLION animals. [1] - India is running out of water [3] - Ocean fish stocks are collapsing - leading to malnutrition and starvation of many who depend on them - Global heating is driving conflicts and migration from places like central america, middle east, etc. - While not climate change, the cause of it (fossil fuels) causes 10K deaths EVERY DAY [2] [1] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/australia-fires-over-1-billion-animals-feared-dead/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/australia-fires-over-1-billion-... [2] https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerpielke/2020/03/10/every-day-10000-people-die-due-to-air-pollution-from-fossil-fuels/#7de731bd2b6a https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerpielke/2020/03/10/every-da... [3] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/15/opinion/india-water-crisis.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/15/opinion/india-water-crisi...

chrisco255 7y ago
Deaths are down 99% over the last 100 years. From 1,000,000+ a year in (as many as 3,000,000 people a year died from natural disasters in the 30s!) This despite a population increase of almost 5x in that time frame. Follow my link in the parent comment and zoom out to 1900 on natural disaster deaths. It's not even close to what our ancestors were dealing with. We're at near all time lows. That is thanks to tech. Less people are dying from all natural disasters than they were 100 years ago. We have emergency response vehicles, we have satellite communication and early warning signs for impending disasters, we have better response systems that while imperfect far exceed what were available 100 years ago. We have worldwide wireless phone coverage and many countries that didn't even have phones 100 years ago can now dial for help in an emergency. The Aussie fires are nothing new. This happens every couple of decades in Australia and has occurred for thousands of years. The whole history of weather in Australia is drought, flood, drought, flood, rinse, repeat. https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/science-environment/2011/11/the-worst-bushfires-in-australias-history/ https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/science-envir... Stop blaming EVERY occurrence of weather on elevated CO2 levels. It makes zero sense from a thermodynamic perspective. There are systems in the climate that are completely outside of our control, and they cause weather and climate to change. Some small fraction of that is due to CO2.

chrisco255 7y ago

Deaths are down 99% over the last 100 years. From 1,000,000+ a year in (as many as 3,000,000 people a year died from natural disasters in the 30s!) This despite a population increase of almost 5x in that time frame. Follow my link in the parent comment and zoom out to 1900 on natural disaster deaths. It's not even close to what our ancestors were dealing with. We're at near all time lows. That is thanks to tech. Less people are dying from all natural disasters than they were 100 years ago. We have emergency response vehicles, we have satellite communication and early warning signs for impending disasters, we have better response systems that while imperfect far exceed what were available 100 years ago. We have worldwide wireless phone coverage and many countries that didn't even have phones 100 years ago can now dial for help in an emergency. The Aussie fires are nothing new. This happens every couple of decades in Australia and has occurred for thousands of years. The whole history of weather in Australia is drought, flood, drought, flood, rinse, repeat. https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/science-environment/2011/11/the-worst-bushfires-in-australias-history/ https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/science-envir... Stop blaming EVERY occurrence of weather on elevated CO2 levels. It makes zero sense from a thermodynamic perspective. There are systems in the climate that are completely outside of our control, and they cause weather and climate to change. Some small fraction of that is due to CO2.