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They should be clearer: "storms that were once in a 100 years in the 'old' climate". But how do you fit in nuance and statistics into news headlines etc?
by ragebol 11mo ago
They should be clearer: "storms that were once in a 100 years in the 'old' climate".
But how do you fit in nuance and statistics into news headlines etc?
- grebc 11mo agoEnglish has good words for severity which is what they’re trying to impart.
- potato3732842 11mo agoThere is a huge difference between "once per location per 100yr" and "once per 100yr". Every year there is at least one hurricane Katrina equivalent storm in the world. Having one in New Orleans is once in hundreds of years. Anywhere on the gulf coast is once in, IDK, a dozen. So you can pretty easily lie and mislead (accidentally or not the results are the same) by not being super careful about scope.
- 1718627440 11mo agoThis is a well-known term, that categorizes the norm in a specific location. It would be useless to use it across locations.
- ragebol 11mo agoMakes all the difference indeed. No place nor patience for such nuance nor precise definitions in the news unfortunately.
- potato3732842 11mo ago>No place nor patience for such nuance nor precise definitions in the news unfortunately. You might even say there's strong incentives in the opposite direction.