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I'm going to get down voted for not sensationalizing climate change like the doomers want... even though I do believe it is happening.. But what's interesting

I'm going to get down voted for not sensationalizing climate change like the doomers want... even though I do believe it is happening.. But what's interesting is that the average temperature right now is estimated to be among the coolest the Earth has ever been. https://www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-qa/whats-hottest-earths-ever-been https://www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-qa/whats-hotte... Just because something is happening doesn't automatically make it a scary big deal.

runlevel1 5y ago
The linked page discusses it on the scale of millions of years. Humans have only been around for about 300k years and have only had permanent settlements for about the last 10k of them.
it_citizen 5y ago
The hottest/coldest day matters but the timescale matters too. Ecosystems (and probably humans) can adapt when those changes happen slowly. But human-made climate change happens way too fast. Here's a great way to visualize things: https://xkcd.com/1732/ https://xkcd.com/1732/
- nickthemagicman 5y ago
  This is a great point and gets down to the fundamental truth of it all. Its 'save the humans' not 'save the planet'. It's a sensational catchphrase. The planets going to be just fine. It's the humans that are screwed. Depending on ones level of misanthropy this may or may not be a big deal to you.