No matter what the magnitude of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions has on climate (I would argue its overstated by the IPCC) the warming climate has not at all been bad for most of the planet. Yes sea levels are rising slightly (about 1/10th of the rate...
...that they rose after the last glacial) and obviously temperatures have risen (much more in urban areas due to the Urban Heat Island Effect) but people are living longer than ever. Less folks are at risk of famine or malnutrition than ever before. There has been...
...no increase in extreme weather events such as droughts, floods, or hurricanes. The planet is greening and with that crop yields are at record highs. Vast amount of land that was unsuitable for agriculture or livestock due to cold temps is becoming available...
...A transition from fossil fuels will happen naturally as these resources are finite but lying to the public about catastrophe's (not to mention the destruction of scientific integrity) doesn't seem to be a wise way of pushing public policy. It seems that the grift...
...is coming to a head as more failed catastrophe predictions do not come true. I see more and more of my students starting to ask questions about the past climate and the natural variability in the system. As they explore the geologic record they start to have a better...
... understanding for how and why climate changes and our role in it. They start to see through the constant catastrophizing of weather events in the name of climate change. They start to see this for the money grab it is and not for the environmental movement is pretends...
...to be. As an earth scientist I feel it's my duty to teach them and to do my best to preserve whatever scientific integrity remains in my discipline. #climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateScam #ActOnClimate #renewables #ClimateEmergency #COP27 #energy #FossilFuel
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