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> That is so ridiculous. Temperatures within 40 years aren't going to change by much more than they've already changed over the past 100 years. What does the a
by jryb 6y ago
> That is so ridiculous. Temperatures within 40 years aren't going to change by much more than they've already changed over the past 100 years.
What does the absolute change matter? Things have limits. If we observe that the temperature increases from 50°F in winter to 90°F in summer, we still shouldn't conclude that things would be fine if they increased another 40°F (I'm speaking purely by analogy here, not making any claim about climate change - I just can't think of a better analogy).
- eloff 6y agoThis is true, but the relative magnitude of the change does matter, and it's very low over the last century, just 1.0 F. Even if it goes up 2.0 F in the next 40 years, it's still a relatively small change that is not likely to reduce forest cover in any measurable way. I'd worry more about human activities that are reducing forest cover at a serious rate.