Jolly Platypus@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoScientists warn of 'societal collapse' on Earth with worsening climate situationwww.irishstar.comexternal-linkmessage-square164linkfedilinkarrow-up1595arrow-down121
arrow-up1574arrow-down1external-linkScientists warn of 'societal collapse' on Earth with worsening climate situationwww.irishstar.comJolly Platypus@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square164linkfedilink
minus-squareWoahWoah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·1 year agoIt’s mild hyperbole, but it’s not far off from best-guess speculation. It’s well and regularly covered in IPCC reports. Have at.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoOne of the counterproductive parts of projections like this is humans do poorly with long term thinking. These results are not immediate. Most people will just assume hyperbole when they see it not happen* in an arbitrarily short time
It’s mild hyperbole, but it’s not far off from best-guess speculation. It’s well and regularly covered in IPCC reports. Have at.
One of the counterproductive parts of projections like this is humans do poorly with long term thinking. These results are not immediate. Most people will just assume hyperbole when they see it not happen*