I think this argument is just a variant of: 1. Scientist predicts x by y. 2. Politicians take action to prevent x by y. 3. x by y didn't happen, therefor sci

I think this argument is just a variant of: 1. Scientist predicts x by y. 2. Politicians take action to prevent x by y. 3. x by y didn't happen, therefor scientists were wrong. It's like complaining your sys admins do nothing because nothing ever breaks. Or that Y2K was a conspiracy theory because it was prevented.