We see this even now. In 50 years, in 100 years in X hundred years. If its one thing we know the predictions have always been to conservative and we have been tracking the worst case scenario.
I read an article a while back about how scientists know those predictions are wrong, but if you tell people the truth they’ll just give up completely instead.
It does seem like some folks go from its fine so no reason to change anything to its to late so no point in changing anything with nothing in between. Its almost like they don’t want to do anything different and just making excuses.
That they failed to predict our CO2 output would jump up to 35 billion tonnes a year is probably not their fault back when the Ford model T had just entered production a couple years ago.
What I hate about almost every prediction I’ve ever read is that it’s couched as such-and-such will happen by 2XXX (3°F by 2050, 30 meter sea level rise by 2100 etc.) and then there’s no hint that shit will continue to get worse geometrically. Even as bad as these events are going to be, people can imagine adjusting to the new situations as long as they stabilize - which they won’t.
Yeah I remember when you would get so many posts about “safe” places. The pacific northwest being a first guess. With severe storms combined with extended droughts nothing is not going to suffer. Its crazy we are going in the opposite direction in the us with a emphasis on coal of all things. Its long passed maintaining and now is about having the least amount of suffering.
We see this even now. In 50 years, in 100 years in X hundred years. If its one thing we know the predictions have always been to conservative and we have been tracking the worst case scenario.
I read an article a while back about how scientists know those predictions are wrong, but if you tell people the truth they’ll just give up completely instead.
It does seem like some folks go from its fine so no reason to change anything to its to late so no point in changing anything with nothing in between. Its almost like they don’t want to do anything different and just making excuses.
Jokes on them. We also give up completely on the weak sauce.
That they failed to predict our CO2 output would jump up to 35 billion tonnes a year is probably not their fault back when the Ford model T had just entered production a couple years ago.
What I hate about almost every prediction I’ve ever read is that it’s couched as such-and-such will happen by 2XXX (3°F by 2050, 30 meter sea level rise by 2100 etc.) and then there’s no hint that shit will continue to get worse geometrically. Even as bad as these events are going to be, people can imagine adjusting to the new situations as long as they stabilize - which they won’t.
Yeah I remember when you would get so many posts about “safe” places. The pacific northwest being a first guess. With severe storms combined with extended droughts nothing is not going to suffer. Its crazy we are going in the opposite direction in the us with a emphasis on coal of all things. Its long passed maintaining and now is about having the least amount of suffering.
I’m at the “hoping I die before shit gets really bad” stage.