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> If you say it was a super hot summer because of climate change Real scientists don't say that. They always say something like, "This [hurricane/heat wave/wha
by smt88 1y ago
> If you say it was a super hot summer because of climate change
Real scientists don't say that. They always say something like, "This [hurricane/heat wave/whatever] is an example of what climate models predict will be increasingly common."
It's individuals who don't understand the difference between climate and weather that draw those conclusions, and well-meaning news outlets do it a lot too.
It's still fair to say, "Hey, you know this extreme weather we've been having for the last few years? Whether it's caused by climate change now or not, it will be the norm by the time your grandkids are in college."
- terminalshort 1y agoWho are these "well-meaning" news outlets you describe? I certainly haven't run into them.
- not_kurt_godel 1y agoI'm sure, then, that you must you have some alternate means of keeping abreast of current events so that your public discourse is grounded in a shared understanding of objective reality. Care to share what those are?
- terminalshort 1y agoI don't. I just use the clickbait whores because that's all I've got.
- not_kurt_godel 1y agohttps://apnews.com/ https://apnews.com/ is a good place to start. In the meantime, perhaps you should refrain from opinionated commenting on current events if your opinion is self-admittedly derived from "clickbait whores".