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People are free to believe whatever they want. I have no problem with that. But the time where denying climate change was easy because visible signs were weak,
by RetroTechie 3y ago
People are free to believe whatever they want. I have no problem with that. But the time where denying climate change was easy because visible signs were weak, trends too shallow, effects basically invisible, is coming to an end.
I have lived 50+y in my home country, the NL. And starting (I'd say roughly 10y ago), I can see weather patterns changing with my own eyes.
'Tropical' ~20°C nights in summer were once rare. Often a whole year would pass without one. Now: I have experienced these year-on-year, sometimes 4..5 nights in a row. Or in multiple events across summer. Would expect such nights to re-occur next year with confidence.
The past month, it has been raining solid. Every single day. Can't remember ever having seen that before. This was 1 prediction from climate models btw: winters in the NL getting wetter.
Fall / early winter storms: nothing special here. Used to be: 1 or 2 days storm, then quiet again.
Past month: almost every day strong winds. Day before yesterday it was like storm. Many fallen tree branches on the roads. Just 1 week before, similar.
No pause, strong winds keep going.
Some news items this year: the Canada wildfires, around Phoenix (AZ) cacti losing limbs from the heat stress, people getting 2nd/3rd burns simply because they fell on glowing hot asphalt. Multiple sustained heatwaves in many areas around the world. 'Winter' in Latin America being warmer / much longer than before. The list goes on & on.
At this point, imho the only people denying climate change are stupid, brainwashed, have blindfolds on somehow, or don't want to know it. Whatever.
But it is. So obvious to see. Becoming more obvious & less subtle with each day that passes, and each megaton of CO2 humanity adds to the atmosphere.
Be an idiot if you want, I don't care. Just don't get in the way of people working to tackle the problem.