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I think seasons aren't really a relevant example of climate changing. Here's the Wikipedia definition of climate: "Climate is the long-term pattern of weather i
by finite_jest 5y ago
I think seasons aren't really a relevant example of climate changing. Here's the Wikipedia definition of climate: "Climate is the long-term pattern of weather in an area, typically averaged over a period of 30 years." [1]
You do have a point on credibility though, in that over-politicization causes the field to look much less credible.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Climate&oldid=1049943343 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Climate&oldid=104...
- lettergram 5y agoI was simply trying to illustrate -- assume we didn't know about earths tilt; one would suspect something like the moon or stars causes the seasons (as they did historically). IMO as we don't have accurate data measuring far enough back we're effectively shooting in the dark. It's fine to say, these two things could be correlated, it's another to say these things are correlated AND to fix it we have to force everyone to stop traveling, be less healthy (eating a worse diet), etc.