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The whole world being a couple degrees hotter is not guaranteed to be equally distributed. The reason why Latvia, and most of "Northern" Europe is livable inste
by arlort 4y ago
The whole world being a couple degrees hotter is not guaranteed to be equally distributed. The reason why Latvia, and most of "Northern" Europe is livable instead of a frozen wasteland is due to climate mechanisms that we're not entirely sure how sensitive they are to climate change
It might get a bit warmer, it might get a lot hotter or it might even get a whole lot colder
Climate change is a better term because the change itself is unpredictable and likely damaging in the short term
- nazgulsenpai 4y agoI don't disagree with your logic but your conclusion that one term is better than the other. The globe is warming, and individual climates are changing as a result. One is not a better term then the other, people are just using the wrong terms to suit their agendas.
- arlort 4y agoIn an ideal world I'd agree, but since one term is dramatically easier to misrepresent I still think the equivalent but more understandable term is better