A meteorologist's terrifying prediction, and our catastrophic new normal.
  • kamenLady.@lemmy.world
    19·
    2 months ago

    So, I did what I’ve done during my entire 40 year career—I tried to warn people. Except that the warning was not well received by everyone. A person accused me of being a “climate militant,” a suggestion that I’m embellishing extreme weather threats to drive an agenda. Another simply said that my predictions were “an exaggeration.”

    But it wasn’t an exaggeration.

    John Morales is an atmospheric & environmental scientist, and a fellow of the American Meteorological Society.

    Why did people so quickly lose the ability to think, when fake news came around and became part of our lives?

    It’s easy, it comes down to:

    Like, oh, this doesn’t come from a YouTuber, it’s John warning about something, he knows what he’s talking about, let’s maybe pay attention now?

    • Apytele@sh.itjust.works
      81·
      2 months ago

      Because they made human survival, both at the individual and species wide levels, political. Because of course they would. It’s the ultimate trump card in the game. Once you’ve dropped the “we’re all gonna die” card, nothing else can matter more. So if you can make arguing about which thing will kill us more or faster a vehicle for gaining control over the masses because there’s no argument against it other than “nuh-uh!” Tbh I doubt it even really matters to the dems that they happen to be right on this one as long as it keeps them in power. In fact if this stopped being an issue they might actually lose power; that’s why they’ve let it get this out of control in the first place. I’m gonna vote for them anyway because what choice do I really have, but… oof I guess. It makes sense how we got here but… oof.

  • Spacehooks@reddthat.comEnglish
    5·
    2 months ago

    Since 2017, eight Category 4 and 5 hurricanes have struck US soil—as many Cat 4 & 5 landfalls as occurred in the previous 57 years.

    Yeah looking at those numbers US has 1 a year now but it used to be 1 or 2 a decade. With just 3 degrees of water temp increase. Even if global warning is fake, you think they would consider methods to cool the planet for survival sake.

  • PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works
    4·
    2 months ago

    Can someone help me understand what this is saying? Does it read strangely to anyone else?

    Warming oceans are fueling stronger tropical cyclones—the costliest weather disasters in the United States. Helene’s intensity took off while passing over waters that were over 3 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than historical averages, a condition made 600 times more likely by climate change, according to Climate Central’s CSI Ocean index. Since 2017, eight Category 4 and 5 hurricanes have struck US soil—as many Cat 4 & 5 landfalls as occurred in the previous 57 years.

    Is it saying that because the water temps were 3 degrees hotter than average the storm was able to rapidly intensify the way that it did? I think what’s throwing me off is the word “condition”. What specifically is the condition here?