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What main like, median predictions (like, consensus views among climate scientists) have been falsified? (That being said: I do think that, provided it doesn’t
by drdeca 4y ago
What main like, median predictions (like, consensus views among climate scientists) have been falsified?
(That being said: I do think that, provided it doesn’t cause problems, “more humans” is good. I just think you’re wrong about climate stuff.)
- PM_me_your_math 4y agoI'm describing the 50 years of dire climate predictions that have not come close to being true. You could go back just 20 years and see where Gore's Inconvenient Truth has missed many of the core predictions, but go back to the 1970s and you spot recycled fear mongering and out-right chicanery. 1976 - GLOBAL COOLING 1989: Rising Sea Levels will Obliterate Nations if Nothing Done by 2000 2000: Children Won’t Know What Snow Is 2002: Peak Oil in 2010 2008: Al Gore Predicts Ice-Free Arctic by 2013 Specifically, you can find examples of these everywhere with light reading. Clearly I think we, as a civilization, should be good stewards of our planet. We should not be dumping toxic chemicals into our environment. We should be striving to develop energy sources that are cleaner and more abundant. We should not, however, be doing so at the cost of our growth, or creating artificial intangible markets to 'offset' tangible things. It doesn't actually change, fix, or address anything. Survival has always been a problem to overcome in nature, and we should be giving ourselves the best chance possible.