Many scientists don’t want to tell the truth about climate change. Here’s why

Re:Many scientists don’t want to tell the truth about climat... by simbolit on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @07:14PM (#37773009)

Please keep in mind that most (nearly all?) of our climate models only include rising carbon emissions from human sources. Thawing permafrost and warming swamps and burning forests and such will (very likely) produce additional carbon(-equivalent greenhouse gases).

They use the beautiful term "Unrepresented Earth system feedback mechanisms" in this 2019 paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1368-z.pdf

Keep on alarming, doomer!

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Re:Many scientists don’t want to tell the truth about climat... by Paul-Craft on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @07:33PM (#37773133)

Hah. Yeah. The whole bit about climate tipping points, and how we've tripped (IIRC) 5 of them, and are in danger of tripping (IIRC again, sorry) another 8 or 9.... that's a whole other comment.

I was literally telling my therapist about a week and a half ago that it's so frustrating that I'm probably one of the most "doom and gloom" people I know on these subjects, yet every time I've been proven wrong, it's because I haven't been pessimistic enough. I'm about ready to start cross dressing and change my name to Cassandra, lol.

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Re:Many scientists don’t want to tell the truth about climat... by The_Stone on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @07:56PM (#37773295)

One of my best friends when she transitioned literally did change her name to Cassandra because of this

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Re:Many scientists don’t want to tell the truth about climat... by soupfordummies on Thursday October 05, 2023 @10:09AM (#37778833)

Outside of therapy which you just mentioned, how are you coping with all of this "doom and gloom" ?

How are you preparing for the worsening effects of climate change?

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