These kinds of articles are what make me question the climate change narrative the most. There's so much fear to sell, and the merchants are hungry.
If you ignore the headlines and do your own research on climate change, it's pretty nearly impossible in my opinion to come to the conclusion that we're not utterly fucked.
If anything news stories tend to focus only on individual events rather than larger scale patterns and potential feedback loops, so they often understate the actual scale of the problem.
I actually think there's been a conscious effort by some entities writing about climate change to focus on the short term immediate stuff because they realize that talking about the big picture would make people completely apathetic and hopeless.
I was studying marine biology last year and holy shit, the low end predicted effects and feedback loops -- even only looking at the ocean -- are going to be utterly catastrophic.
The planet is going to be unrecognizable for future generations -- enjoy the last bit of stability while it lasts.
Ultimately humans were very 'lucky' to evolve and exist in a period of extreme abundance and stability on Earth. We've totally squandered that with our ignorance, hubris, and drive for short term profit and now we get to see the flip side
The end has been nigh for all of human history but it seems like the world keeps turning.
If a quarter of a degree celsius over 100 years or whatever is 'utterly fucked', I think we'll make it. Take a deep breath.
The article sounds like that in the next 80 years it has an effect which adds to all the other things happening.
Like the weakening of the gulf stream.
Why would you read an article like this and come to the conclusion that climate change is a narrative?
It's a scientific fact and the most crazy shit about is that we are increasing our knowledge about it every day and still don't know enough IF it will become really really bad really quick.
What is so wrong or bad for pointing our society to have much much more sustainable supply chains? Solar power and better isolated buildings?
Why do we try to keep a status quo which is not even that good?
All those cars create toxic fumes. Don't you think it would be 21 century smart to not pollute our own environment?
IF there is a cause we all humans should unite and work for having a much better future for everyone should be it.