The “we’ve been hearing scare stories for decades” argument is akin to “I’ve been driving drunk without my seatbelt for a decade and people keep saying I’ll die, but I haven’t yet.”
For many, many people, the dire warnings have come true. Entire towns were erased by fire in Northern California last year. Severe storms are racking up billions and billions of dollars in damage every year — and entire islands have been decimated. The amount of corn planted in the Midwest for the time of year is off the charts, due to freakish weather.
The world is a big place. We can’t wait until everyone all at once is feeling the types of disasters that make you sit up and take notice. But these events are happening constantly, all around the world.
Yea, it doesn’t look like “The Day After Tomorrow”, but what kind of yardstick is that, anyway?
We need to strike a balance between a healthy dose of fear, optimism for the sake of our children, and resolve.
> The amount of corn planted in the Midwest for the time of year is off the charts, due to freakish weather.
Either you found different reports than me, or you're using "off the charts" wrong. It means "too high/too much to measure"; the crop situation is actually lower than normal due to flooding.
For many, many people, the dire warnings have come true. Entire towns were erased by fire in Northern California last year. Severe storms are racking up billions and billions of dollars in damage every year — and entire islands have been decimated. The amount of corn planted in the Midwest for the time of year is off the charts, due to freakish weather.
The world is a big place. We can’t wait until everyone all at once is feeling the types of disasters that make you sit up and take notice. But these events are happening constantly, all around the world.
Yea, it doesn’t look like “The Day After Tomorrow”, but what kind of yardstick is that, anyway?
We need to strike a balance between a healthy dose of fear, optimism for the sake of our children, and resolve.