(October 26, 2020 at 2:04 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote:(October 26, 2020 at 12:12 pm)Brian37 Wrote: The insidious thing about deniers, is that they take a cold event blindly as proof that climate change as a lie.
Currently both coasts of America this week are on average way above average, and the middle of the country down to even Oklahoma are freezing.
This extreme difference is not normal. It is akin to being on the line between the dark and light side of the moon. I am over exaggerating yes, but to make a point.
Climate volatility isn't hot vs cold, but the long term upward trend of the average global temperature. Climate change also causes more extreme snow storms and extreme cold, because the ice caps are melting dispersing large volumes of cold air. Humans need to look at it just like leaving their fridge freezer open. It will dump out cold air for a while, but the longer you leave it open, the more damage you cause to the freezer to relegate the temperature.
I don't miss winter, I hate cold weather. But that is completely separate from wanting a livable planet.
Climate change deniers mostly don't know the difference between weather and climate.
It isn't brain surgery. Weather refers to the daily based on local, climate refers to long term averages for the entire planet. It is simply frustrating that far to many people cant grasp the difference.
