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Re:Do climate models predict extreme weather? by generalizations on Saturday January 08, 2022 @10:55PM (#29859883)
One of the big arguments against climate change is the suspicion they "the scientists are lying". You're taking away the credibility of the entire field.
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Re:Do climate models predict extreme weather? by dmingod666 on Saturday January 08, 2022 @11:45PM (#29860219)
1 - Making predictions about the future with certainty is not something that is generally considered in the realm of mortals. 2 - People can distrust models as being inaccurate and bad at predicting the future.
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Re:Do climate models predict extreme weather? by generalizations on Saturday January 08, 2022 @11:47PM (#29860233)
1. Nobody's talking about that.

2. Of course they should be able to.

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Re:Do climate models predict extreme weather? by vkou on Sunday January 09, 2022 @03:17AM (#29861380)
> 1. Nobody's talking about that.

Yes, they are. Every election winter, or so, some performative artist shows up to Congress with a bag of ice, and announces in front of cameras something along the lines of "Checkmate, scientists, if global warming is real, why is it snowing in my congressional riding?"

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