Reading here proves that anything can be spun into whatever the spinner wants you to believe and that people are pitifully easy to control and manipulate.
Back in the Soviet days there were 2 state news publications called “News” and the other “Truth.”
Our saying was: There is no news in “Truth” and no truth in “News.” Strangely apllicable in most places today.
What causes the most heat on Earth? The sun! We have had warming periods on Earth and cooling periods. We just happen to be in a warming period. Can’t wait to plant palm trees on my front lawn here in NJ.
Live with this warming period.
Don’t people seem to move to the warm states?
Nope. Plenty of folks left in the northern climes.
There’s some truth here considering more people die due to extreme cold than excessive heat.
Depends on methodology. Even two US gov’t agencies (NOAA and CDC) disagree.
We won’t have to live with most of the consequences of rapid and significant warming, but our children and grandchildren will. Betting they will be benign, maybe even a net positive, is a bet on their future, not ours.
Interesting read, but if we’re talking about climate not weather, it seems removing seasonal differences wouldn’t be the preferred methodology.
Seasonal “excess deaths” in winter are higher due to influenza and other predominantly winter ailments so they’re trying to remove that source of error. Looking at death certificates is prone to error too as cold is more likely to be a direct cause whereas heat is more often contributory. As usual, no easy answer.
I do agree with the idea there isn’t an "easy answer.
However, if “winter ailments” are correlated with colder temperatures wouldn’t warmer temperatures lessen those ailments and thereby deaths? I ask that question simply to show that the methodology completely ignoring those factors seems more focused on weather (heat events vs cold events) than climate. Not that it doesn’t have its usefulness just not as relevant to a discussion about climate.
I agree with that, but a decrease in deaths related to cold weather will almost surely be accompanied by an increase in deaths related to hot weather. Also, should the trend toward hotter weather continue for awhile - whether or not we call it climate change - viruses, bacteria, other microorganisms, and insects (disease-carrying mosquitoes, for example) will adapt quickly because of frequent mutation and/or very rapid reproductive cycles.
We, on the other hand, will have to rely on big pharma to come up with treatments, and hope the insurance carriers and pharmacy benefits managers decide to cover them.
Gin and Tonic anyone.
Quinine for everyone!
Clean good ol’ H2O for everyone first!
Yes, having clean waters in the first place would be far better.
Mefloquine has better hallucinations or maybe worse depending on your perspective.
nothing to add.
Online isn’t easy now but the parade of icebergs I am watching says a lot
In Forteau Labrador
The iceberg season has been massive and long
Tells a very sobering story
Silently