silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 7 months agoThe Science Behind Why the World Is Getting Wetter | From East Africa to southeastern Australia, large parts of the planet are underwater after unusually heavy rains in unexpected areaswww.wsj.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down11
arrow-up132arrow-down1external-linkThe Science Behind Why the World Is Getting Wetter | From East Africa to southeastern Australia, large parts of the planet are underwater after unusually heavy rains in unexpected areaswww.wsj.comsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-27 months agoYes, as we burn more fossil fuels and raise the temperature, water evaporates faster and the air holds more, so you get both more intense dry periods and more intense rainfall. The WSJ leaves out the fossil fuels part. And how bad it gets is a human decision
minus-squarePhoenixzlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·7 months agoWSJ left out the fossil fuels part? Like, the actual cause of the biggest catastrophe in human history, ever, that is happening right now? Go figure.
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 months agoMost of the English-language press leaves that out: the fossil fuels industry is a major advertiser
Yes, as we burn more fossil fuels and raise the temperature, water evaporates faster and the air holds more, so you get both more intense dry periods and more intense rainfall.
The WSJ leaves out the fossil fuels part.
And how bad it gets is a human decision
WSJ left out the fossil fuels part? Like, the actual cause of the biggest catastrophe in human history, ever, that is happening right now?
Go figure.
Most of the English-language press leaves that out: the fossil fuels industry is a major advertiser