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Re:Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II by claydavisss on Friday November 23, 2018 @06:02PM (#18519401)
No one reading HN today will ever experience it
Re:Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II by NeedMoreTea on Friday November 23, 2018 @06:27PM (#18519486)
+ The 5 warmest years on record have been in the 2010s

+ The 20 warmest years on record have been since 1995

We're already experiencing it.

Re:Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II by Bertio on Friday November 23, 2018 @08:03PM (#18519819)
I live in British Columbia and for the past 3 summers have had to spend at least all of August indoors with doors and windows sealed shut due to the dangerous levels of particulates in the air. I am already experiencing it.
Re:Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II by rwallace on Friday November 23, 2018 @10:57PM (#18520369)
Particulates – is that smoke from forest fires caused by hot dry weather?
Re:Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II by Bertio on Friday November 23, 2018 @11:32PM (#18520456)
More or less. The fires are caused mostly by lightening and dry winds (some human caused too) by also contributed to by a lot of fuel from overly wet spring followed by dry hot summer.

A small increase in temperature results in a significant increase in lightening which is the big worry.

Re:Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II by ForHackernews on Friday November 23, 2018 @06:06PM (#18519411)
So you don't believe the fiery hellscape that is California in 2018 is climate related at all?
Re:Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II by macinjosh on Friday November 23, 2018 @06:54PM (#18519573)
Weather is not climate. Natural disaster is not climate.
Re:Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II by jazzyjackson on Friday November 23, 2018 @07:32PM (#18519700)
Changes in average precipitation rates is climate, and california's fire season is now year-round.
Re:Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II by anigbrowl on Saturday November 24, 2018 @03:20AM (#18521056)
Please reread the guidelines. Intentional obtuseness is not conducive to healthy discussion.