Most likely, we are already living in a virtual world. When will it become wonderful?
As soon as I turn on no clipping mode.
Most likely, we are already living in a virtual world. When will it become wonderful?
everybody wants clean air and clean water
you can get more of a consensus on those than on global warming
everybody wants clean air and clean water for themselves
you can get more of a consensus on those than on global warming
Most likely, we are already living in a virtual world. When will it become wonderful?
To deny one way or the other that the climate is changing, and even if we have minor effects on it, is to ignore what's the driving force of most conflicts to come. Food shortages, lack of clean water lead to extremism and migration. Throw in the serious public health impacts, Zika, Ebola, other neglected diseases coupled with ease of travel. You end up with a severely stacked deck in dealing with theses events if you start with pure denial.
To deny one way or the other that the climate is changing, and even if we have minor effects on it, is to ignore what's the driving force of most conflicts to come. Food shortages, lack of clean water lead to extremism and migration. Throw in the serious public health impacts, Zika, Ebola, other neglected diseases coupled with ease of travel. You end up with a severely stacked deck in dealing with theses events if you start with pure denial.
too much uncertainty and distance from the climate change issue, even properly understood
too much uncertainty about what if anything we can do about it
makes more sense to concentrate on real issues that certainly exist and we can do something about: the need for clean air and clean water
Can you tell me what specifically leads you to believe that there is certainty regarding climate change? Who is properly understanding it? You? If you are, why are so many informed scientists misunderstanding it?
too much uncertainty and distance from the climate change issue, even properly understood
too much uncertainty about what if anything we can do about it
makes more sense to concentrate on real issues that certainly exist and we can do something about: the need for clean air and clean water
too much uncertainty and distance from the climate change issue, even properly understood
too much uncertainty about what if anything we can do about it
makes more sense to concentrate on real issues that certainly exist and we can do something about: the need for clean air and clean water
Climate denialism is incredibly destructive, and we shouldn’t be naïve about what the policy of the new administration will be. But there are areas of research that are beneficial even if you don’t accept anthropogenic climate change. Ag resilience in the form of drought resistant, stress tolerant, nitrogen use efficient crops, energy efficiency (in all its myriad forms), water use efficiency, alternative energy research – these things all have tremendous potential for public benefit even in an imaginary world without climate change.
What happens if after a decade or so of decreasing carbon emissions the earth continues to heat up? Then what?
we continue to try to understand the planet's ecosystem as best we can with the tools that are available to us?
We're past the tipping point by now. The people who still don't believe in anthropogenic climate change aren't going to change their minds no matter how many land masses go underwater. We're past the point where proactive policy is ever going to be enacted on a global scale. Trump doesn't believe in it, and he's certainly not going to bully China into polluting any less.
Science and engineering needs to figure out how to either get us off the planet or be reactive to the detrimental effects of climate change. Personally, I think you can be proactive and reactive. Practically, I think we're too far gone.